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Break Procrastination – Take Back Control Of Your Life

By: Matt Ryan

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Table of Contents

Part 1 About Procrastination

What is Procrastination Causes of Procrastination Adverse Effects of Procrastination

Part 2 Conquer Procrastination

Getting Over Procrastination Day 1 List What You Recognize

Day 2 Answer The Questions Day 3 Create Your Calls of Action and Act Day 4 Effective Planning Day 5 Super Tips For Success

Conclusion Additional Resources

Make Money With This Guide Copyright Information

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Part 1: About Procrastination

What is Procrastination?

Procrastination according to the dictionary is defined as, “to defer

action; to delay” and, “to put off until another day; defer;

delay.”

But, procrastination is far more than simply ‘putting things off’ or

‘delaying action’. Procrastination, when gone unchecked for too long,

and in it’s most serious forms, can bear with it serious complications to

the procrastinators life, their mental health and their physical health.

Additionally, procrastination on a chronic level can be a sign of serious

psychological or physiological disorders.

Studies have shown that procrastination and perfectionism are often

very closely related. Many times when a person reads this, or is first

informed of it, they quickly dismiss it. How can a person engrossed in

the act of being perfect, defer their actions towards their goal of

perfection?

Perfectionism entails the penchant to negatively evaluate outcomes

and personal performance. This inclination can lead to factors that

cause a perfectionist to delay action; such as fear of the outcome, fear

of a failing performance or a heightened self-conscious that induces

anxiety.

For a chronic procrastinator this can lead to numerous problems that

extend from the mental health aspect quickly into physical health

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problems. Procrastination, if gone unchecked, will lead to increased

levels of stress, guilt, decreased productivity and feelings of crisis.

These psychological factors could easily manifest themselves into

serious physical health problems.

Procrastination itself comes in the form of two very different types.

The relaxed type procrastinator and the tense-afraid type

procrastinator.

The Relaxed Type of Procrastination

The relaxed type of procrastination refers to the individual that avoids

situations and events that could cause them any form of displeasure.

Relaxed type procrastinators look upon their responsibilities as being

negative aspects of life and avoid them by placing their efforts on the

things in their life they view as pleasurable and live their lives giving

others the impression that very little worries them.

This impression is merely a façade and an evasion to elude questions

and confrontations about why they are delaying to this, that or the

other. Thus, relaxed type procrastinators are often considered to be

living in a state of denial.

The Tense-Afraid Type of Procrastination

Completely different from the relaxed type procrastinator, the tense-

afraid type procrastinator procrastinates because of a sense of being

overwhelmed. They are not realistic with time scenarios and are often

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over reaching with their short-term goals, which makes them

uncertain about the viability of and the attainment of such goals.

Negative feelings of varying degrees also contribute to the delaying of

action by this particular type of procrastinator. It is common to hear

them referring to the need to unwind, or to take it easy before

completing one task or starting another. This is ‘unwinding’ is

temporary and quite ineffective.

Dealing with their negative feelings in this manner only leads to more

stress as deadlines loom and the time for whatever they are delaying

nears. In doing this, the individual increases the stress and

apprehension about the task they’re putting off and in turn, increasing

their feelings of apprehension and guilt.

They wind up becoming uncertain of their goals and the direction of

their life, which leads them to feeling awkward around goal-oriented,

self-confident individuals, which can quickly lead them into depression.

In turn, this becomes a cycle of failure preceding failure upon yet

another failure and can often lead to a breakdown in relationships and

social skills.

It’s not uncommon to find many tense-type procrastinators slowly

withdraw themselves from society and even limit their contact with

friends and family. The deeper the procrastination goes, the more ittransforms itself into something much more than simply ‘putting things

off’ until another day.

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Before we can go into effective steps to overcoming procrastination,

it’s important to understand the deeper and more underlying causes

that bring it about. By understanding these things, we’ll be able to

better understand the reasons behind the steps and procedures that

help one overcome procrastination.

Procrastination and Depression

Finally, it should be noted that procrastination and depression are

frequently linked and very closely related. The characteristics of each

are extremely similar and have the tendency to feed off of each other.

If you or someone you know has taken procrastination to such chronic

levels that even the smallest signs of depression are detected, it is

highly advisable to seek professional medical attention. Gone

untreated this could lead to even more serious life and health issues.

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Causes of Procrastination

On the surface, when an outsider looks at a person who is actively

procrastinating, they typically assume that the person doing the

procrastinating is simply lazy. The onlooker will sometimes say, ‘Just

do it and get it done with,’ or ‘what are you waiting for, the sooner you

do it the sooner it’s done.’

What the person making the statements may not realize, which is

often the case, is that the fundamental reason that something is being

put off isn’t because it’s a duty the procrastinator doesn’t want to do.

It is more than likely the effect of a variety of reasons that rest below

the surface and are deeply ingrained.

Some of the most common underlying causes of procrastination

include attempting perfection, fear, overwhelm, evaluation anxiety,

relevance and lack of confidence. Each of these reasons is hard

enough to overcome once they reach the stages of being chronic,

however, combined they become a seemingly formidable mountain of

terror for those that are stuck in the ways of chronic procrastination.

Perfectionism

As odd and paradoxical as it seems, perfectionism is perhaps the

leading cause of procrastination. The perfectionist often feels that if

something is going to be done, it might just as well be done perfect or

not done at all. This leaves projects or tasks either dusty in the

planning stages or if they do get started, left stagnant in the early

steps of development.

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What ends up happening in the life of the ‘perfect procrastinator’ is

they start, and then stop and they start, then stop and start. They

never seem to be able to follow through and others sometimes say

they are ‘underachievers.’ Being tagged with this term generally leads

to even greater amounts of procrastination.

This cause debilitates the procrastinator and leads to them not moving

forward in their careers or family life because some simple thing isn’t

as perfect as their mind feels it should be. The perfectionism cause of

procrastination can easily be followed by and cause the enhancement

of certain fears that the procrastinator has as well.

Fear

Succumbing to one’s fears makes it easy for them to start putting

things off, delaying action and ultimately not completing tasks and

goals they set for themselves. Fear of how people perceive them, fearof failure and fear of success can stop the chronic procrastinator dead

in their tracks.

In their most basic form, these fears are all fears of the unknown. The

chronic procrastinator does not know what the outcome will be or how

it will affect them and this causes their thoughts to tangle and become

tense. They freeze and put off any action until they are confident thatthey know exactly how it will come about.

Invariably, this usually results in a negative outcome and increases the

depth of their fear the next time they are presented with a similar

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situation or opportunity. It doesn’t take long for this to become habit

of life and common way of living for those that slip into the grasp of

chronic procrastination.

Overwhelm

The feeling of being overwhelmed can quickly lead a person to

procrastinating because they don’t know what to do next. They don’t

know what the most effective action to take is because there are

seems to be so many things that need to be done. This can happen

quickly without warning.

The person who suffers from being overwhelmed will typically be the

kind of person that likes to help others, they’ll take on so much

responsibility that they will suddenly freeze with inactiveness. Once

the feelings of being overwhelmed take hold it is sometimes very

difficult for this person to make even the simplest decisions.

Lack of Confidence

With lack of confidence as a cause for procrastination, this

procrastinator often has great ideas and plans but never even gets

them off of the ground because they do not have the confidence they

can actually accomplish what they have set out to do.

As with all other forms of procrastination, allowing lack of confidence

to continually control their actions will lead to even greater

procrastination and also begin to include other procrastination causes

as well.

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Evaluation Anxiety

Exactly as the definition of the words in the term mean, evaluationanxiety is the anxious feelings in regards to how you or something you

are doing is going to be evaluated by other people. Once this feeling

begins, the person who suffers from it will put things off or only place

half of their effort into whatever task or tasks they may be performing.

With the constant pressure of this anxiety, important life duties are left

undone or not completed with the thoroughness in which they couldbe. This leaves only a life of sought after dreams that are either only

partially fulfilled or never even acted upon at all.

Relevance

Sometimes procrastination isn’t about outside influences, in the case

of relevance; it’s completely about how the procrastinator associates

the benefits of a task with him or herself. Often procrastination takes

place when a person feels that whatever they are supposed to be, or

going to be, doing isn’t relevant to themselves or their life.

With this as a cause of procrastination it becomes hard to be

motivated simply because there is no visual or evident benefits for the

tasks or duties at hand. Slipping to frequently into this type of

procrastination can often lead to job loss, business failure and

disillusionment from friends and family members.

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Do you recognize any of the aforementioned causes in you life? In the

way you handle your day-to-day tasks, important projects, career or

business? Let’s now take a look at some of the major effects these

causes of procrastination can have on your overall well-being.

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Adverse Effects of Procrastination

Procrastination has multiple negative effects on a person’s life, from

bills not getting paid to deep depression to physical health problems.

Although many of these effects may start out as small annoyances

they can quickly become serious problems that go beyond simple

procrastination.

Effects on Relationships

The effects of procrastination on relationships can become quite

serious and lead to the breakdown of working and personal

relationships. This breakdown will start with relationship issues such

as perceived nagging, blaming, accusations and the procrastinator

isolating themselves from the people they care about.

The culmination of time and the breakdown effects of the

procrastination will ultimately lead friends, co-workers and loved ones

to create a distance between themselves and the person

procrastinating. This will then lead to the procrastinator being isolated

and with feelings of being alone and helpless.

It is easy to see how chronic procrastination can lead to serious

depressions.

Effects on Quality of Life

As if the loss of important relationships isn’t enough, procrastination

can also have major effects on other areas of life. A procrastinator will

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often find himself or herself feeling spiritually and emotionally empty

due to the lack of forward and positive progress in their life. Feelings

of loss and the inability to visualize becomes more apparent and a

constant part of his or her life.

If they have also experienced lost or diminishing relationships their

quality of life can spiral out of control in a sudden manner.

Effects on Mental and Emotional Stability

As the quality of life begins to diminish, so will the stability of theprocrastinator’s mentality and emotions. Failure upon failure will

mount up and become frustration upon frustration and begin to slowly

deepen procrastination within the person. This makes it not only

difficult to pull out of, but, also will enhance all of the other negative

effects procrastination has on a person’s life.

Low self-esteem, being extremely self critical, irritability and guilt aremajor signs that a person is either becoming overcome by their

procrastination or they are already to that point.

Effects on Work and Career

Very similar to relationships, procrastination in it’s chronic stages will

lead a person to become isolated at their place of work and will

jeopardize their opportunities for advancement and career satisfaction.

Missed career opportunities, missed chances for raises and lowered

productivity are all major effects of procrastinating at work.

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If the procrastination isn’t such that involves the work environment

but is more related to personal time, it can still have effects on work

and the career. The procrastinator’s mind will often be wondering off

and thinking about whatever it is they have put off and not be

concentrating on doing their job. The more this effect takes place, the

less likely they will be to keep their job, much less advance.

Effects on Physical Health

The previous effects on a person’s life due to procrastination,

especially when combined and compounded up each other, will greatly

and systematically lead to a decline in the person’s health. Physical

tensions will build; nervousness and anxiety attacks become prompted

by the pressures of not getting things done when they should be done.

It’s typical to find insomnia, irritability and restlessness as normal

parts of the life of a chronic procrastinator. As the pressures of the

procrastinators life begin to build, all of this combined into a whole,

can contribute to high blood pressure and other stress related health

problems.

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The seriousness of procrastination and its effects upon a person’s life

are quite clear. Sure, a little procrastination is normal and in certain

circumstances can even be comical, however, once it’s left the realm

of being an occasional occurrence and entered the realm of being

chronic: It can have lasting and serious detrimental ramifications on

the life of the person procrastinating and the lives of those that

surround him or her.

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After taking a look at some of the issues and consequences that result

from procrastination, do you recognize any of them in someone you

love? Do you recognize anything in yourself?

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Part 2: Conquer Procrastination

Getting Over Procrastination?

The first step in conquering the procrastination demon is, like other

negative habits, to come to the understanding that it is creating

negative effects on your life. In order to effectively change a habit or

negative pattern that has developed in your life, you have to make this

recognition.

As you read through Part 1: About Procrastination, did you recognize

any of the examples and descriptions in your own life? Did any of the

examples or descriptions spark others in your mind that might be

causing negative occurrences in your life?

If you’ve recognized or thought of even one thing in the first part, then

procrastination could be a factor in your life and has, or has the

potential for developing into negative effects on your goals and on

your life’s path. It doesn’t matter if what you recognized is small in

nature or large, the fact is that you have recognized that

procrastination is a part of your life and is beginning to exhibit it’s

limiting effects.

Take your time with this first step. The better you understand that

this is, or is leading to, a problematic habit in your life; the more likely

you’ll be to take the measures needed that will head you in the

direction of overcoming procrastinating and surpassing it’s negative

aspects.

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The steps are listed as day-to-day tasks to ease the burden and lessen

the feeling that they must be all completed as quickly as possible.

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Day 1: List What You Recognize

Now that you have successfully recognized that there are some things

in your life that you procrastinate about, grab yourself a pen and

paper and make a list of them. Actually perform the physical task of

writing these down, this action on your part will make them more real

in your mind and help you connect to the fact that they are something

you need to deal with.

While you’re writing this list, take a moment

to think about each thing you write down.

When you’re thinking about these items take

into consideration the following four

questions: Why you procrastinate with this

particular item? How has continually putting

this item off negatively affected my life? How

would my life be different if I stopping putting

this item off? What can I do today, right

now, to begin changing my habit with this

particular item?

Tip for larger tasks:

If one of the tasks on your

list happens to be

something that is a very

large project or can be

broken down into smaller

steps, then break it down

into those steps.

The smaller the size of the

task, the easier it is to

manage and the less likely

you’ll feel overwhelmed.

Additionally, when you’re thinking about these items and your reasons

for procrastinating about them, be honest with yourself and don’t cop

out by using easy reasons. ‘I don’t want to do it’ is not a viable reason

for why you’re putting something off. Get directly to the heart of the

matter and dig right into the real reason.

Now, take a moment and go write your list. Again, take your time and

write down everything you can think of that you procrastinate about.

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Small or large, if it’s something you’re putting off it is having an effect

on your life. When you’re done, we’ll get started on the next step.

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Day 2: Answer The Questions

Welcome back. I bet that list you made and the questions that you

asked yourself have already got your mind spinning and your desire

for making positive changes is deepening. That’s good!!

Now that your list is complete, get yourself a few more sheets of paper

and pick your pen back up. We’re going to start answering those

questions I asked you to think about. That’s right, you’re going to

perform the physical action of writing your answers on a piece of

paper.

What I have found works best for this step

is to have a separate sheet of paper for

each of the items you have written on your

list. This leaves you plenty of room to write

the answers you’ve come up and to also

make any additions or notes at a later time.

Why all the writing?

In addition to the fact that

physically writing something

down helps ingrain it into

your memory, you are also

doing all of this writing to

help you begin a new habit:

The habit of taking action

when action needs to be

taken.At the top of your paper write the item or

task that you have recognized as being

something you actively procrastinate with.

Next write the question, ‘Why do I put off –enter task here-?’. Focus

on the question for a bit and then in your own words and with as much

detail as you can, write the answer out. Avoid writing easy answers

like, ‘Because I don’t want to do it.’ Answers of that nature will not

help you drill down to the real reasons that you’re procrastinating.

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Example:

Maybe one of the tasks you have written down that you put off is

‘Paying My Bills’. A reason you might write down for putting off paying

your bills could possibly be something like this: ‘I put off paying my

bills because when I’m done I have no money left in my bank account

and it makes me feel that the time and effort I invest in my job leaves

me with no rewards. Because of this I feel that I am letting myself

and my family down by not being able to provide the extra things in

life that could make their lives easier and happier.’

Next write the question: ‘How has putting off –enter task here- created

negative effects in my life?’. Take your time and write down, to the

smallest detail everything that you can think of that has occurred

because you have put this task off.

As with your reasons for why you put a particular item off, be as real

and as detailed as you can with your recognition of the negative

effects this is having on your life.

Example:

Here’s an example of what an negative effect may be for the ‘Paying

My Bills’ item: ‘Not paying my bills on time costs me even more

money. I have to pay late payment fees, reconnect fees or other fees

and I have even had property repossessed because of this.’

Next, write the question: ‘How would my life be different if I stopped

putting off –enter task here-?’.

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Again, get as detailed and full of feeling as you can with this answer.

What could you have? What wouldn’t you have to deal with? What

dreams and goals could you bring about faster?

Example:

Staying with our ‘Paying My Bills’ procrastination task, you might

answer this question like so: ‘If I paid every bill on time I wouldn’t

have to pay the extra fees associated with the late payment and I

could use the money that I save to take my wife and kids out to

dinner.’

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Day 3: Create Your Calls of Action and Act

Over the first two days of this process you’ve identified the things you

put off, how they affect your life and how things could be different if

you didn’t procrastinate on these tasks. Now, we’re going to get on

with making the changes and taking the actions you need to take in

order to help bring about the better things life has to offer you.

Go ahead and get out the papers you have for each of the individual

tasks or items that you procrastinate about. In the space below the

last question, write this question: ‘What can I do today to stop putting

off –enter task here-?’. You should do this for each of the tasks you

have a separate paper for.

By asking yourself this question you are creating for yourself a call to

action. For each task you have written down as something you put off

doing, write at one call to action for it. It doesn’t matter how small or

large this action is, just make sure it is something positive towards the

completion or fulfillment of the task.

Example:

Still with our ‘Paying My Bills’ task, you might create your own call to

action for this task in this manner: ‘Today I can pay my electric bill

that is due next Tuesday.’

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After you have given yourself one call to

action for each of your tasks, arrange your

stack of papers in order of importance. How

you prioritize is an entirely personal,

however, you should keep in mind whether

something has a deadline that needs to be

met or whether it is something that can wait

yet another day without generating more

negative effects.

Prioritize your tasks.

By prioritizing your tasks in

order of importance you

insure that you complete

those that absolutely need

to be completed within the

time frame they need to be

completed in. This allows

you to be more efficient

and also helps to lower

stress.

Now that you have your tasks prioritized and placed in a nice, neat pile

it’s time to get busy completing the actions you’ve told yourself to

take. Start with the first task at the top of the pile and perform the

action you have stated that you could do today. After you finish the

first, move to the second and continue in this manner until you’ve

completed every task.

If you do not have the time to complete all of the tasks, that’s okay,

you can come back tomorrow and finish the rest. Since you have

them in order of importance, you will surely be able to complete those

that need to be done soonest, first.

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Day 4: Effective Planning

Over the previous three days of work you have essential been

practicing the beginning steps of planning, this is particularly true of

Day 3. If you still have actions to complete from yesterday, go ahead

and complete them right now before moving on to this step. Don’t

worry if this takes the remaining free time you have for today as it’s

more important to complete one step before moving on to the next.

In Part 1: About Procrastination you learned

that one of the core causes of procrastination

is the feeling of being overwhelmed. An easy

way to deal with this feeling is to effectively

plan your day, your week, your month or

even your year.

Complete Important

Tasks First

With the right plan in place you will be able to

maximize the use of your time and eliminate

your feelings of being overwhelmed. The

more your practice planning, the better you

will get at it and the better you get at planning, the easier it will be for

you to overcome your feelings of being overwhelmed.

Before taking on new tasks

or projects it is key to

complete all of your

important tasks prior to

adding new ones. You will

gain confidence in your

abilities, which will help

you succumb ingrained

fears and make your next

set of tasks much more

likely to be successful.

All right, let’s get started. Go had and get out two more sheets of

paper. On each piece of paper you should write at the very top and inthe center, ‘My Week’. On the left hand side of the paper and equally

spaced down the left hand side, write the days of the week starting

with whatever tomorrow is and also the actual date that day is. As I

am writing this, tomorrow is Sunday, so I would start with Sunday and

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then ten lines down I would write Monday and so on and so forth until

I came to Saturday.

Again, starting with tomorrow list each and everything you absolutely

have to accomplish on that particular day. Include as much detail as

you can: what time of day, how long it will take, who it will be with.

As you write this schedule be very lenient

with your time, if something typically takes

you fifteen minutes to complete, allow

yourself twenty minutes. The reason you’re

doing this is so you never leave yourself

short of time and if anything unexpected

occurs, you will have time to fit that in

without placing stress on your schedule.

Schedule Unpleasant

Tasks Early In The Day

When possible schedule

unpleasant tasks early in

your day. This will help

you move through your

day with a feeling of

accomplishment and a

more positive attitude.

Example:

Sunday April 1, 2007:

6:00AM - 6:30AM Wake up, brush teeth etc

6:30AM – 7:30AM Make coffee, have breakfast

7:30AM - 8:30AM Check email, read news

8:30AM - 9:30AM Get ready for and go to church

9:30AM - 11:30AM Attend church

Monday April 2, 2007:

6:00AM - 6:30AM Wake up, brush teeth etc

6:30AM - 7:45AM Coffee, breakfast and check emails7:45AM - 8:00AM Travel to work

8:00AM - 9:00AM Work correspondence

9:00AM - 10:00AM HR meeting

10:00AM – 12:00PM Rough draft proposal for Project X

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12:00PM – 1:00PM Lunch

1:00PM – 4:00PM Finish beta formulas for Project W

4:00PM – 5:00PM Work out at company gym

5:00PM – 5:15PM Travel home

I think you get the picture. The more detail you can put into the

planning of each day, the better you will be able to plan the time to

manage it successfully.

During the week, follow this schedule as strict as you possibly can. If

your job or your daily activities vary, leave a large enough block of

time to account for this. As soon as you are aware of what you will be

doing during this block, fill it in on the sheet.

Before you go to sleep each night, review the day’s schedule and take

notice of how well you stuck to your schedule. You should also pay

particular attention to whether certain tasks took longer than you had

scheduled, or if they were completed quicker than you had scheduled.

If you notice any significant discrepancies in the amount of time a

certain task takes and this occurs three or more days in a row, you

can go ahead and make subtle changes to the rest of your schedule to

reflect the time differences.

Day 4 Follow Up Routine: At the end of this first week that you havescheduled, review again how everything went. Pay special attention to

how the amounts of time for each task panned out. Now, make a new

schedule for your next week and modify accordingly and still keeping

in mind to leave yourself plenty of time to finish certain tasks.

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At the end of the second week, do the same thing for the third.

By the time you’ve reached the end of the third week you should have

your daily tasks, and the amount of time they take, nailed down to

where they are almost an afterthought.

Finally, remember that the more you do this, the better you will

become at it. As weeks come and as weeks go you will be building a

habit of successfully planning your time, which in turn, will be building

your habit of successfully accomplishing the tasks that are required for

your daily goals and your life’s goals.

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Day 5: Super Tips for Success

Hey, how about that. You’ve made it to Day 5, in the process you’ve

successfully completed things you would normally have put off or

stressed yourself out about. You’ve learned simple techniques for

maximizing your time and reaching your goals more efficiently.

Your reward? NO WRITING FOR TODAY ☺, and great tips to help you

continue on your journey of positively achieving your goals.

I’ve interspersed throughout the course of this book certain tips and

tricks to help you along the way. However, there are so many of them

that I was unable to find room to fit them all in. So, Day 5 is a simple

listing of things that will make your goal of overcoming procrastination

a little easier.

Many of these tips you will be able to use as you continue with your

weekly schedules, some you will be able to implement immediately

and others will help simply get motivate. I have also included in this

list the tips that are included throughout the text.

Let’s get to ‘em.

Super Tip #1: Change your thought process about the things you

need to do. Instead of saying, ‘I have to do this,’ try saying instead, ‘I

choose to do this.’ Create a positive atmosphere in your mind, rather

than a negative one.

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Super Tip #2: Ask for help. It doesn’t matter with what, if you’ve

reached a standstill on a project or if your simply having trouble with

something in life. Ask for help, you don’t always have to go it alone.

Super Tip #3: Don’t expect everything you do to be perfect. Just do

your absolute best, take pride in what you’re doing and get whatever it

is your doing, done. It’s better to be slightly less than perfect than to

not have done at all.

Super Tip #4: Offer yourself rewards. This works particularly well

when you have taken a large project and broken it down into smaller

goals. As you successfully complete each goal, have a reward

prepared for that success. After enjoying your reward, get started on

the next goal. You’ll be amazed at how quickly you will bounce

through your goals and how much fun the rewards can be.

Super Tip #5: Do not stray from your time restrictions. If you know

you are going to be short on time, or if your time is already

maximized, don’t say yes to added responsibilities that will stress your

schedule. This will only serve to overwhelm and slowly break down

your successful goal achievements.

Super Tip #6: Purchase a day planner and use it. As you learn of

events or tasks you will need to attend or perform, pencil them in on

the very first day you have the opportunity to complete them. Use the

day planner to plan each and every day and stick to it. This is also

much easier than the ‘sheets of paper’ method used in this book.

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Super Tip #7: Reward yourself. As you complete certain tasks,

successfully complete a day or a week allow yourself something that

you save to do for special occasions.

Super Tip #8: Limit the commotion in your surroundings. Only take

phone calls or answer emails at certain parts of the day. Keep your

work area clean and organized. Anything you can do to take away

distractions so that it is easier for you to focus on your tasks.

Super Tip #9: When you’re planning your tasks, use your mind to

develop a very clear mental picture of the task already completed.

Feel the feelings you’ll feel when it’s done and keep your focus on the

end result. This will help keep you motivated to seeing it to the

positive end results.

Super Tip #10: When confronted with a task or project you’re

uncertain of how to proceed with, just get started doing something

with it. The key is to begin taking action. Once you actually get

started, it will be much easier to find the ‘flow’ and keep moving.

Super Tip #11: When possible schedule unpleasant tasks early in

your day. More often than not they are rarely as horrible as your mind

has made them out to be and the sooner they are off your plate the

easier it will be for you to move through your day with a feeling of

accomplishment.

Super Tip # 12: If you have a large project or a task that can be

broken down into smaller steps, then break it down into those smaller

steps. Complete each small step systematically and you’ll quickly

achieve your larger goal.

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Super Tip # 13: Get into the habit of taking action. The habit of

taking action when action needs to be taken will lead you to be able to

take action quicker and sooner in the future.

Super Tip # 14: By prioritizing your tasks in order of importance you

insure that you complete those that absolutely need to be completed

within the time frame they need to be completed in. This allows you

to be more efficient and also helps to lower stress.

Super Tip # 15: Before taking on new tasks or projects it is key to

complete all of your important tasks prior to adding new ones. You

will gain confidence in your abilities, which will help you succumb

ingrained fears and make your next set of tasks much more likely to

be successful.

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Conclusion

Well, that’s the end of the report and this guide to overcoming

procrastination. I hope you have enjoyed the process and that it has

helped you start getting things done and achieving your goals: big or

small.

If you are struggling and feeling as if you’re not making headway,

keep going. Keep the process moving and before long it will become a

habit and way of life.

Procrastination can be very difficult to overcome and keep at bay.

However: with time, patience and persistence it can be done and

thousands of people do it everyday. You are no different than they

are. You can do it too!!

To Your Success and Your ‘Self’,

Matt Ryan

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