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Productivity vs. Procrastination
Part Two of Three

by Kevin Hogan

4) Your Relationships

A chronic procrastinator soon finds himself procrastinating even the simplest things that he has promised, simply because he did not mean to or sincerely want to finish the task.

You can find yourself promising your wife to fix up the shelves that she needs in the pantry, or to do your share of household chores. And yet you procrastinate till she has to call someone in to fix it, or do it herself. She gets upset, and so do you.

....all because of this stupid thing people are so good at....

Procrastination can wreck havoc on your relationships. Not just your wife, but your children and your friends.

Promised your kids you will teach them to play baseball? ...or your friends that contact for a job interview, and never got round to doing it?

You will soon find yourself earning the irritation of the people around you.

All because of perpetual delay....

A Few Ideas to Reduce Procrastination

There are a lot of negative and harmful effects of procrastination. It is so important that you learn to recognize the signs and take action to stop procrastinating...now.

My best encouragement is to not think in terms of just doing little things to feel "success", but to attack BIG PROJECTS and do them to completion TODAY.

If you have acknowledged that you have a problem, it's time you sat up and did something about it. DON'T go to Procrastinators Anonymous! That's doing the same thing.

Don't let procrastination ruin your life, relationships and job.

Try one or more of these....

#1: Get It Done Thinking

Your responsibilities can be done; no matter how daunting and challenging they may seem initially. Tell yourself that you WILL do it, and that you choose to do so. Recognize the fact that procrastinating is deadly, and that you choose to overcome it, either by speaking to someone you trust to guide you, or by buckling down and making stuff happen.

The key here is that you want to overcome your habit of procrastinating, and that you choose to MOVE on what has to be done.

#2: Be Well Equipped

Part of getting any task done is having the right tools to do it. Make sure that you are well equipped mentally as well as physically. If it is an assignment that is due, make sure that you have done your research, or spoken to the clients, supervisors, tutors or superiors that you should have spoken to. Draw up a schedule to help you plan out what needs to be done, and what you have to do to accomplish your task.

For more ideas to reduce procrastination, turn the page...

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Kevin Hogan
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