Although most of us like to think of ourselves as strong and decisive people, there are times when procrastination rears its ugly head and there is nothing we can do about it. I have a few tips for dealing with those times.

Your first step is to actually admit to yourself that you do it. There’s no great shame in it, you’re simply acknowledging the fact that you do procrastinate.

Procrastination can effect both your working and personal life. Did you leave applying for promotion until it was too late and miss out to a much younger, inexperienced colleague who’s now your boss? Maybe a girlfriend got sick of your procrastinating regarding marriage and moved on to someone else.

The list you have in front of you may be quite upsetting, but you have to think forward, not back.

Now for the biggie, stopping your habit of procrastinating. There isn’t a magical pill or potion that can stop this habit, you yourself have the power. However nasty the task may seem, take a deep breathe and get it over with, it will never be as bad as you imagined it to be.

Procrastination can get us into a right mess, especially if it is something like homework assignments. You start with one, then two and eventually end up with so many that you can’t get them done in time and get a fail. This applies to everything, not just homework, get them done and out of the way straight away, then you can relax and not worry about the things you should be doing instead.

Now is the time to think about what you have achieved and how capable you are when you put your mind to it. The key now is to keep it up, and don’t fall back into your old ways.

If you have followed this advice step by step you should see light at the end of the tunnel and have the confidence to take on the tasks and break the procrastination pattern. Be aware all the time however, how easily you could slip back into it. Form now on, every time you are given a task, do it immediately without thinking twice about it.

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