Friday, May 15, 2009

5 Steps on How to Overcome the Greatest Disease of All - Procrastination

What is procrastination? According to Wikipedia, Procrastination is a type of behavior which is characterized by deferment of actions or tasks to a later time. In other words procrastination stems from laziness, fear, and being unappreciative. So how do we get past this terrible disease? Here are 5 steps on how to overcome procrastination and get what you want:

1) Priorities
-Ask yourself what do you want?
-How bad do you want that?
-What are you willing to do to get what you want?
-Fast forward your decisions and look at the outcome. Is this the outcome you want? Will you regret it?

2) Have a Plan Of Action/ Schedule.
-Get a yearly planner. I recommend "At-A-Glance".
-Make a "To Do List" based on your priorities.
-Plan out your schedule the night before and on the weekend before the new week begins.
-Set small doable goals to accomplish for the day and week.
-Start creating minor victories by hitting these goals.
-This will help you build up your confidence.
-Every 4 weeks increase your goals by 15-25%, depending on how large your goals are and what you feel comfortable with.
-Stretch to hit these goals!

3) Follow Your Plan. (Here's where most people go wrong)

4) Associate yourself with someone who will keep you in check.
-Someone you may look up to.
-Someone who has the results you want.
-Someone you respect.

5) Always check yourself.
-Don't get comfortable once you get to a better place.
-Look at your previous week and see what adjustments need to be made.
-Keep yourself humble and always stay green. Green means be willing to learn and pay attention to everything.

If you can follow these 5 steps then you can kill the enemy: Procrastination.

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