Can you identify exactly what is keeping you from achieving your responsibilities in your professional and personal life? Could it be that you are a procrastinator? Normally, people who procrastinate put off doing their most important responsibilities first and do the least important ones instead. You may practice this behavior at work and in your personal life. Some reasons you may delay beginning important tasks could be . . .
Fear, which you feel the task is too difficult and the end result will not be perfect; your work or ideas may be rejected; or you may be judged negatively.
You feel the task will take too long to finish, so you purposely let distractions interfere with you starting to work on it.
You feel the task is a huge responsibility and you are not able to successfully complete it.
Sometimes, most of us postpone starting important responsibilities. However a true procrastinator will consistently delay the start of an important responsibility waiting close to the deadline. As a result, it leaves them no choice but to complete it immediately. Is this a habit you have? If so, developing a high level of confidence in yourself and your abilities can help you to change the practice of deferring what is most important.
How to Control Procrastination
Procrastination is a behavior based on how you feel and not necessarily what is true. For instance, you may feel that a task has to be done perfectly and you are not capable of this. Therefore, you delay it. Change your beliefs by reassuring yourself that you have the ability to finish the task satisfactorily. Once you have completed it give yourself praise for your accomplishment.
Your willingness to finish the task in plenty of time prior to the deadline, allows you time to make any necessary corrections. Taking a disciplined approach in finishing stressful important tasks can help you to learn how to control procrastination.
Consider these techniques to help you conquer your hesitation in starting important tasks that make you feel anxious:
How to Improve Success at Work and Life
In using some of these suggestions may help you to learn how to improve your success at work and in life for completing important tasks you keep delaying. Allowing yourself to be victorious in getting control over this habit can be satisfying, because of what you are able to accomplish. It will help increase your momentum and excitement in moving forward to complete other tasks that you may feel are too difficult or time consuming. Overtime, you can learn how to overcome your habit of procrastination.
Confidence and believing in your abilities can help you to defeat it. Do not underestimate yourself and ability to triumph over being a procrastinator. You will be amazed how changing your thoughts, boosting your confidence, and time management skills can help you to save time and stop pondering over starting important tasks.
Mostly, those who procrastinate know they are procrastinators, but choose not to address it or simply are not willing to commit to changing.
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