| Peter Murphy | | | | Take a good look at your personal issues and make |
| Do you spend more time procrastinating than you do | | | | your plan. Give your goals and daily tasks your full |
| accomplishing? The keys to success in overcoming | | | | attention and strive to complete everything on your |
| procrastination are to determine the reasons you lack | | | | list, each and every day. |
| motivation in the first place, to create a plan for | | | | Procrastination is a habitual behavior. Once you start |
| success, and follow the plan to the letter. | | | | procrastinating the harder it is to break the habit. It |
| | | | takes time and dedication to develop new habits. If |
| People procrastinate for different reasons ranging | | | | you understand what causes you to procrastinate, |
| from fear of failure (or success) to just plain lazy. | | | | you can take steps to change. |
| By first identifying some of the reasons you | | | | Improving your self-esteem and breaking old habits |
| procrastinate, you can develop a plan to end your | | | | will put you on the path to success. Reward yourself |
| frustration, finally get motivated, and stay motivated. | | | | for small accomplishments and keep in mind the end |
| A major component of motivation is self-confidence. | | | | result of reaching your goals. |
| Fear of failure, fear of rejection, and feeling | | | | Procrastination can be overcome if you make a plan |
| unworthy or undeserving are common reasons | | | | to change and follow it closely. If you fail to complete |
| people procrastinate. | | | | a given task, then don't take the reward. Realize that |
| Taking steps to improve your self-esteem will go a | | | | there are consequences for every action you take. |
| long way in helping you get motivated. | | | | There is connection between physical and emotional |
| Two things in particular motivate human beings: | | | | well being. Taking steps to better your health will help |
| pleasure and pain. Make a list of the pleasure you'll | | | | you to stay motivated and stop procrastinating. |
| get from accomplishing your goals. Also list the | | | | Exercise, maintain a healthy diet, and concentrate on |
| consequences you'll suffer by procrastinating. | | | | good health habits as well as good mental and work |
| If you keep the reward in mind it will be easier to | | | | habits. |
| stay focused. Evaluate your life and do some soul | | | | If you are feeling bad, whether emotionally or |
| searching. Overcoming irrational fears and phobias are | | | | physically, you accomplish less, which makes you feel |
| critical steps in becoming self-confident and | | | | even worse. |
| motivated. | | | | Overcoming procrastination is perhaps one of the |
| The act of procrastinating itself causes your | | | | most important steps you can take to improve your |
| self-esteem to suffer. Feelings of guilt, stress, and | | | | life and become the motivated, successful person |
| anxiety only lead to unfulfilled goals and dreams. | | | | you are capable of being. |
| If you dislike yourself because you lack the courage | | | | You have to let go of your old personality and ways |
| to pursue your dreams, then you set yourself up for | | | | of doing things to change, quit procrastinating and |
| failure. | | | | get motivated! |