PRO-crastination...is this a yes, no or maybe?

  

Procrastination - The more I think about it, the bigger it gets! 

You know when you look at something long enough you see it everywhere.  

It didn't seem like a big thing, I learnt to live with it.  

Sometimes I could wear it like a badge of honour, or be in the cool procrastinator group and swap stories of how bad we are, have a good laugh and sigh "oh well". At least I am not alone in this.

Hold on, just let me check Face Book.

I confess I have this bathroom and it has been waiting for its makeover for well...two years.  To give you an idea, it looks a little like these bathrooms.  I am organised in many areas of my life, but my bathroom is a shocker...it does get clean, so don't be horrified. I just need better cupboard space.  Sometimes you get so used to what it looks like that it is no longer labelled procrastination just "normal", you live with it.  "This is how it is"; "don't sweat the small stuff", "waiting on inspiration". 

The time I have spent inventing the excuses then getting it done. 

I could have had new cupboards by now.

Honestly after putting procrastination at the top of my "things for the better this year" list,  I knew that I really don't like putting off what I know needs to be done.  Being a pro at procrastination was not getting me anywhere. I have pulled this pro - crass- tin - ation apart and now know what to do and what not to do. Number One is to recognise it - no excuses.


Here are a few questions...won't take up much of your time :)


Do you let your everyday tasks, even the urgent tasks take precedence over what you have said is important and need to do?
YES or NO

Do you have motivation highs after being inspired and then it fades and you just don't follow through?
YES or NO

Do you wait for the rush of deadline? 
YES or NO

Are you waiting for perfect?
YES or No

Ouch, if you said YES... count yourself in the PROcrastinator group.  We all procrastinate, but when you do this over and over again and it is holding you back, then it's time to change the behaviour.

what does unlock your best future mean?

This all started for me when I made the decision to get out of my employment and wow, that was a big step. The job was comfortable, I was good at it, it was secure, I was in a routine that didn't take much effort.  The clues for me to get out and make the shift took me a while to hear, it had to start shouting at me to take action and start seeking. 

I was seeking more for my quality of life and creating more of what I wanted to be and to do.  

For me when I coined the phrase "unlock your best future" it meant that it is already there and waiting for you to make the choice and it means encouraging your sense of self and respecting your unique contribution, to live more in your present and be purposeful about your future.


My best future was to jump right out of my comfortable zone and take some risks. To go on a discovery tour of what is
possible and learn, learn, learn.  I wanted to give more back and in return I knew I would gain so much more.

Remember - Your entire life revolves around CHOICE.

Ok, I admit there are some days, it would just be easier to go back to the way it was. Take that step back away from my best future because it is hard, it is sometimes lonely, you have moments of doubt and what I am learning is not always good to hear - it is for my benefit but my ego doesn't like it.  What has helped is the encouragement from my coaches, my mentors, my friends and my teachers to continue, one step at a time and know that what I am doing is powerful.
I can't keep it to myself, it must be shared as everyone is entitled to seek their best future.

I love the Vincent van Gogh quote

 " When the little voice inside you says you cannot paint, just go ahead and do it anyway"

After some quiet reflective times to work out what it is I want to do. I knew it was important to start my own training business.   I knew from my organisational development background that sending staff to management and leadership development programs that it would end with little return and change in the workplace. 
My belief is that your personal development in the life skill areas, such as overcoming procrastination, self esteem, the challenge of change are the foundations to getting the most out of those programs and see the benefits in the workplace and more importantly to unlock your best future.

By taking that step forward to unlock your best future you believe in your worth to step up and say I want better, I deserve better, I want my future to be fulfilling, exciting and joyous.

More information about my business at http://succeed.info