PROCRASTINATION WILL DELAY YOUR
DREAMS
Procrastination is a habit. If the
task ahead of you seems so insurmountable that you don’t know where to start,
you’ll put it off – again and again; perhaps you choose a distraction as being
more favourable or comfortable.
It’s important to kill this habit
if you want to manifest your goals. Do it before procrastination becomes the
assassination of your dreams.
Behaviours of chronic
procrastinators include:
- putting things off until a later
date or the last minute
- carrying out less urgent tasks
before urgent ones
- getting distracted before or while
doing something
- facing things only when they’re
unavoidable
- claiming that you haven’t got time
to do something
- waiting for the right time or mood
to do something
- not completing tasks at all
Does this sound like you?
Procrastinators avoid things that require action. Some of us do everything
apart from what we need to do in order to be in harmony with our goals. For
example, when typing up an essay for a deadline, a procrastinator might first
browse the Internet and waste precious time.
We don’t just procrastinate over
small tasks, but over our biggest goals, too.
Someone who procrastinated before
taking action on their dreams mostly fails to achieved their goal. Some of us
are fearful, but unwilling to leave his comfort zone, and overanalytical. These
are common traits in chronic procrastinators. These qualities led him to
deviate from the path to achieving his goals.
In order to be successful we need a
full-time commitment and doing things in time. Procrastinator often lacked
self-belief. They doubted their own potential and didn’t want to feel
uncomfortable by compromising their existing lifestyle as well. They don’t usually
pursued their passion.
You don’t
need it all figured out. The more you
think you
do, the more you’ll procrastinate and
fear moving
forward. Have courage and start
now, even
if you start small. Just go for it!
When you find yourself
procrastinating, it’s important to devise a strategy to overcome this. It’s
easy to do this for smaller goals, like completing an essay, but it’s more
challenging with bigger goals, like creating a successful online business.
So break your goals down. Big goals
can be overwhelming, and it’s hard to imagine how you’ll ever cross the finish
line. It’s more effective to set smaller goals and prioritize them in order of
urgency.
If the
goals still seem big after you’ve made
them
smaller, break them down further.
If you can meet smaller goals,
you’ll become more confident about bigger goals. Even if you’re trying to
manifest money, start by making the goal a fraction of the desired amount. So,
if the goal is to have ₹
1,
50,000, work on making ₹
100
to begin with. After you make ₹ 100,
you can try to make another ₹ 100
until you reach your target amount.
We have four types of feel-good
hormones in our body: dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin and endorphins. Dopamine,
in particular, encourages us to take action towards our goals and provides us
with feelings of pleasure when we achieve them. When we lack enthusiasm for a
task, it means our dopamine levels are low.
When you break big goals down into
smaller ones, you overcome this. Your brain will celebrate every time you meet
a goal by releasing dopamine.
You’ll then be encouraged to take
further action on the rest of your goals. If your final goal is time-sensitive,
make sure each smaller goal has a deadline on it. You can only meet big goals
on time if your smaller ones are done on time, too.
If you still struggle to beat
procrastination, try the following techniques:
1. Get rid of every distraction
possible, even if this means changing your environment. Have you ever been
hungry and ended up snacking on something unhealthy just because it was there?
If it wasn’t there, the temptation wouldn’t exist. We get distracted by things
that are easily available to us.
2. Give yourself an incentive to
complete the task. For example, tell yourself you can meet with your
friends later if you finish whatever needs to be done. This will give you
something to look forward to and motivate you to take action.
3. Take breaks to do something
enjoyable. We all need a little time out when working, but make sure your
breaks are for a fixed duration. If you want to watch a new episode of a show,
schedule a period for it and don’t exceed it.
4. Get creative. Make your
tasks more appealing. When doing activities that don’t require much thought,
you could play music in the background. This will raise your vibration. Singing
along might make the activity even more enjoyable.
5. Get some help if required. Never
be afraid to ask for help. Talk to someone who’s recently accomplished a
similar goal to you. This may provide much-needed inspiration and they may be
able to give you valuable guidance.
6. Give yourself a consequence
for not taking action. For example, you could tell yourself that if you
don’t go to the gym today, you can’t watch television for the entire week. To
ensure you don’t go back on what you say, make sure you tell others about it.
7. Announce your intentions to
some trustworthy friends. This will give you some accountability; they’ll
know if you don’t stick to your plans, and they might even give you a little
push to ensure that you achieve what you set out to do.
“Procrastination is the thief of time." — Edward
Young
"You may delay, but time will not." — Benjamin
Franklin
“Putting off an easy thing makes it hard, and putting off a hard
one makes it impossible." — George H. Lorimer
"Procrastination is opportunity's assassin." — Victor
Kiam
"A year from now you may
wish you had started today." — Karen Lamb
“Procrastination is like a virus, gradually it will slow down your
immunity and if antidote or vaccine is not taken wisely, likely you will be
gone.” – Johny L.F.Tusing
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