You are not a procrastinator. You have a habit of procrastination.
You see, procrastination is a coping mechanism for stress. Procrastination is not avoiding work, it’s avoiding stress. You procrastinate because you want to feel good and have some relief from stress.
And the stress isn’t necessarily related to your work per se. It’s usually about the money and your relationships that have you fall into this habit. It’s a stress break from life. You are only distracted by the things that make you feel good and take you out of the stuff that is having you feel stressed.
Just like that chocolate, or that cookie, or that glass wine can activate our feel-good sensors, so does our chosen method of procrastination. So, now that you understand the reason why you procrastinate, how about you give yourself a break and not beat yourself up about it.
Let’s just figure out a new habit to replace procrastination and perhaps get to the root of the stress while we are at it.
You have the ability to change and improve every area of your life through action. And that change requires you to do things that feel hard. And, when things feel hard, we want them to feel easy and good so we procrastinate.
It’s important to know that your feelings are rarely aligned with what’s best for you. You can’t control how you feel, but you can always choose how you act. You are in a battle with your feelings. You make your decisions based on your feelings.
How can you make the decisions that will improve your life?
Start by answering these questions:
- What do you want and what makes you happy?
- Where are you unhappy in your life and business?
- Does the vision you have for your life, match your reality today?
- What matters the most?
When you can answer these questions honestly, you are on your way to having clarity on what changes you need to make to improve and enhance your life.
Next week, I’ll be sharing with you, my What Matters Most to You Success Bundle. Yes, I know I’ve been teasing you about it all week but I really want you to get clear on what is stopping you so that I can give you what you need to breakthrough where you stop.
I know you are in the struggle between the desire to change your life and the fear of it. But, you are one decision away from a completely different life. A life where you are enjoying good health, positive emotions, and happy relationships.
I’m going to give you everything that you need to honor your instinct to change with action. You’ll thank me when you see how simple yet powerful this is.
Stay tuned…
