procrastination

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“Never put off for tomorrow, what you can do today.” ~ -omas Jefferson

BECOME AWARE OF WHAT YOU ARE PUTTING

OFF...

are you

procrastinating in some areas of your life till it becomes a big crisis?

Do you get frustrated at yourself for routinely procrastinating in some areas of your life?

LET GO OF

resistance

DO OR DELEGATE

LIFE IS A TEAM SPORT!

Accept that you may need assistance and guidance in some areas while in some areas you may 2cel!

Eat the

biggest Frog

FIRST!

“!e first rule of frog eating is this: If you have toeat two frogs,eat the ugliest one first.”- Brian Tracy, Eat that Frog

The BIGGER FROG is the

more

DIFFICULT TASK

You may be putting things off because they are massive frogs in your life.

“It is easier to resist at the beginning than at the end.” ~ Leonardo da Vinci

do you have incomplete

information?

DO YOU HAVE SWISS CHEESE LIKE HOLES IN

YOUR UNDERSTANDING?

IDEA OF COGNITIVE GAPS IN UNDERSTANDING FROM SALMAN KHAN OF

KHAN ACADEMY

FILL UP THE GAPS = LESS PROCRASTINATION

“Do what you know needs to be done.” ~ Lynda A. Calder, -e Enigma Diaries: Hidden History

ARE THE STEPS AND THE PLAN

VERY CLEAR?

Make sure that you understand how to proceed forward. Write down the project or task into sequential steps and begin with the first one.

“If you want to make an easy job seem mighty hard, just keep putting off doing it.” ~ Olin Miller

ASK if YOU NEED THE LAST MINUTE anxiety and stress?

reduce anxiety!

Seek assistance or delegate tasks that you find anxious to do...

drop off impossible expectations!

DROP EXPECTATIONS...TAKE ACTION

AND

FEEL THE RELIEF!

CREATIVE PROCRASTINATION

FOCUS ON THE 20% THAT GIVES

MAXIMUM RESULTSIDEA from brian tracy: eat that frog

feeling inadequate making you put things

off?

“Be care5l not to mistake insecurity and inadequacy for humility! Humility has nothing to do with the insecure and inadequate! Just like arrogance has nothing to do with greatness!” ― C. JoyBell C.

see yourself in a different

light...you are

good enough!

come to terms with guilt and

shame

FEEL GREAT

AND TAKE ACTION!

ARE YOU AFRAID TO TAKE ACTION?

“Procrastination is not L6iness", I tell him. "It is fear. Call it by its right name, and forgive yourself.” ― Julia Cameron, -ePr7perous Heart

Small actions and small fears are approachable...

TAKE SMALL

STEPS...

PROCESS ANGER AND

LET IT GO!

allow anger to be a teacher!

FEEL THE FREEDOM OF LETTING GO!

do not take on too

much...say no

AVOID OVERWHELM BY SAYING NO TO TOO MUCHWORK...

DO

LESS

NOT MORE!

1. Become aware of things that you are putting off.2. Eat the frog in small chunks by getting started.3. Get more information about what you are delaying.4. Outline a clear process to proceed forward.5. Reduce your anxiety and discomfort or delegate.6. Lower impossible expectations and take action.7. Transform inadequacy and feel great about yourself.8. Let go of guilt and shame. Either do the task or let it go.9. Is worry of the outcome making you stop? Unlink yourself from the chronic worry patterns.10. Come to peace with your fears. Take tiny actions that do not scare you as much.11. Processing your anger and letting it go may free you up to take action.12. Take on fewer tasks and say no to doing too much and overwhelm.

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