Stop Procrastinating. Start Doing.

Procrastination is a way of hiding from our life purpose and it ruins the quality of our limited time on this planet. Setting worthy goals and then executing them rewards you with high self-worth and success. Now is the time to stop torturing yourself with unfulfilled dreams. Try these powerful strategies to get you out of a rut and back into the flow. 

Face the facts. Make a list of the top 10 things that you are procrastinating about right now. Then prioritize them in terms of importance and value to you personally and professionally. Why are you reluctant to finish these tasks? How are putting off these tasks delaying your personal and professional successes? This may put more urgency behind some projects. 

Make decisions. If your procrastination represents indecision, identify what information or support you need to make that decision. Where and why are you stuck? Do you really want to do this project right now, or do you have higher priorities? These are decisions that will not get any easier with time. Trust yourself to make the right choices. 

Enlist help. Ask yourself if this is a project you have to do yourself or if it can be delegated to someone else. If you hire a personal organizer for two days to streamline your office, then you could continue to meet with clients during that time. What is the best use of your time? If you can budget your time effectively, you will have less reason to procrastinate some of your tasks. 

–Gail McMeekin, Career Coach