Stopping Procrastination...

Procrastination is a bad habit many of us have. Procrastination does not happen only at work. It takes part in almost every aspect of our lives. Procrastinating leads us nowhere; in addition, it leaves us feeling tired and guilty. Why would we still want to put ourselves through it? Today is the day to put an end to it!

Why would we want to avoid something that needs to be done? There might be many reasons, like lack of motivation, fear, habit; however, no matter what the reason is it still needs to be done. Furthermore, everytime we delay a task the task seems to become more difficult.

We are always complaining, we do not have enough time during the day. We are always wishing we had more time. However, if we learned to prioritize and stop procrastinating, we would end up with extra time. As all bad habits, this one is just making our lives duller and consuming. It is time to free ourselves.

So, how can we avoid procrastinating? There are many ways. I will say we have done the most difficult part, become conscious of our bad habit. As everything, we take each day at a time. We must start each day with a to do list and prioritize it. This prevents us from thinking and thinking and gets us right into action. A list is a great tool because it helps us to get organized and manage our time. In addition, it feels great every time a task is done.

The list must include breaks. Breaks are a magnificent way to refresh ourselves and be productive. However, we need to keep our lists challenging, but at the same time realistic. Furthermore, if we dont finish all of it, the next day we must revaluate if it was to ambitious or if just did procrastinate a bit.

Challenge of the day: Today I will tackle my tasks. I will keep in mind that procrastinating keeps me form growing.