Procrastination……
By BYOLA2871
@BYOLA2871 (4371)
South Africa
April 17, 2008 10:02am CST
I planned starting a little venture last year but I find myself putting it forward to January this year, when this year came I put it off again to June. I understand procrastination is a bad habit but I seem not to be able to stop .Do you also procrastinate and what can one do to stop this habit?
2 responses
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
5 Sep 08
There are very few things that I procrastinate on. One thing that I have procrastinated on though, is exercising and losing weight. I just do not have the time with working seven days a week. When I do have the time, I am wore out already.
@BYOLA2871 (4371)
• South Africa
5 Sep 08
that is something i advise you start working on and please quick too,its a matter of health and should not be pushed back for whatever reason
@SukiSmiles (1991)
• United States
17 Apr 08
You might need to break your items down to more manageable steps. Sometimes I procastinate because what I have to do is so overwhelming, or it feels like it. So I break it down into smaller action steps with a deadline. If you need to reward yourself, do it after each time you complete a step. I don't mean something expensive, but something that you will look forward to everytime you complete a step. Everytime my mom crossed a few things off her to do list she would reward herself by reading a chapter in a book, because she loves to read so much. And don't forget to write down your goals. When you see your goals and revisit them it's easier to work on them. Remember why you wanted to start a new venture or business. You need to have a strong "why". Maybe you don't want to have a boss, maybe it's for freedom of time or money to get out of debt. You need to remember why you started your venture when things don't go as planned. A favorite quote of mine on this is "Quitters never win and winners never quit". But if you don't even start, you've already lost. So, to coin a phrase, Just Do It! and stop making excuses.
@BYOLA2871 (4371)
• South Africa
17 Apr 08
thanks so much i guess these insights wll really be very helpful thankls once again i will give it a shot