We all put off and delay different tasks…Why?
Research shows that everyone procrastinates. Some people procrastinate because they are
bored with the basic things of life and want to try new, interesting
activities. Other people are chronic
procrastinators, which means they chronically avoid hard tasks and look for
distractions. Today’s technology is a
great distraction!
Since mid-July, I had a report I needed to write. There was not a deadline, but other people
were waiting to read it. I
procrastinated for 2 months and was busy with other work tasks. FINALLY, I decided this past weekend I was
going to finish it and I did. I had made
this same decision in previous weekends, but never accomplished it.
Olin Miller said, “If
you want to make an easy job seem mighty hard, just keep putting off doing
it." This is so TRUE! Once I started working on the report, I spent
about an hour finishing it.
Back to my question….why do we procrastinate? For me, it was that I had to review something
I was in charge of and had to find the strengths, weaknesses and develop ideas
for improvement. In some respects, I was
evaluating myself. Often times, I have
seen that when we have to examine ourselves, it makes the task even harder to accomplish. This particular project I had started a
couple weeks ago and just never finished it.
Once it was done, I was happy and relieved.
Sally Berger said, “The secret of getting ahead is getting
started.”
With tomorrow being October 1st, it is a great
time to review our goals and determine what the status of each of them is…..which
ones have been accomplished, which ones still can be accomplished and which
ones will not be accomplished this year.
For those that you can still accomplish, stop procrastinating, get a plan
and COMPLETE your goals! You will be
glad you did.
Next week, I will provide tips to help with those procrastinating
tendencies…
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