Do you procrastinate? Pretty sure that at least 80% of you had hands in the air! It’s such a great word…it rolls right off the tongue.
I have trouble with procrastinating.
I really have to stop procrastinating!
I can’t help it, I’m a procrastinator!’ (Love that one!)
Lose the psycho-babble and what you’re really doing is postponing, delaying, avoiding, putting-off and neglecting. Yes, procrastination is your pink permission slip to ‘avoid’ life stuff that you perceive as risky, boring, tedious, fear-provoking, difficult, unknown, or unexpected. Plainly put…
Postponing is a way of saying NO to your life!
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You may tell yourself that you are putting-off for all the right reasons: time, convenience, time, conflict, time, catching-up, time… or even in aid of elusive ‘balance’. (You’re not.) When you ‘delay’ doing something because it is <insert scary word here> you are actually actively avoiding anxiety, fear, change, as well as failure and (oops!) success. Beware my darlings!
You can’t ‘put-off’ and live life fully and enthusiastically!
We know it and you know it delaying, putting-off, postponing, avoiding, neglecting, or procrastinating makes a day feel like a struggle. Most of us associate ‘procrastination’ with tasks we don’t want to do for whatever reason (and we can be very creative with those!). Now, here’s where the ‘getting honest’ thing has to happen. Read the following list, which is by no means comprehensive given how creative we can be with postponing, and then tell us that avoiding or delaying or ignoring doesn’t create chaos and complications in your life. Here we go:
- making decisions or choices
- being late for work, meetings, appointments, or social events
- billing your clients
- complimenting someone
- attending classes
- not speaking out in class or lecture
- completing your degree or certification
- slowing down on a project that is going well
- taking a vacation
- taking medication
- losing weight
- missing gym sessions
- visiting, calling, or writing (yes some people still do) family or friends
- paying bills
- collecting a debt
- not calling the doctor, dentist, lawyer
- not investing
- not pursuing a career opportunity or promotion
- not buying a house
- not divorcing
- not saving
Whew! Now do you believe us? When you put off the big stuff, you are seriously messing with your life. Even worse, you become disappointed, discouraged and disillusioned with yourself. Burnout is just around the corner.
Postponing is a way of not giving to yourself.
It’s time for you to stop delaying and show up in your life, crown and all! That’s what being a Burnout Queen is all about!
Until Next Time…Grab Life by the Crown!
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