Is Patience A Cure For Procrastination?

To be successful do not procrastinate!  But the "Catch 22" of this is the fact that success is a process and you have to "wait" within this process to enjoy the fruits of your success. Yes, it may sound a bit ironic, but it takes patience to conquer procrastination.

What Is Procrastination?

Well, procrastination is considered a major antagonist for success.  You know ... that act of putting something off for the next day, the next day ... until one whole year has gone by and you haven't done what you planned to do 364 days ago!  Needless to say, this act of putting your plans off forever only results in missed opportunities.  And the sad part is that you will never know if that one missed opportunity could have propelled you to awesome success.

Okay, so that's procrastination from a surface point of view.  But if you step back and think about it, this "act" seems to be an avoidance to failure (aka "social pain").  Procrastination, in essence, allows you to control your outcomes so you do not fail.  But at the same token, it does not allow you to succeed.  In fact, it results in your dreams and goals not being fulfilled, an onset of stress and emotional drain, and utter disappointment.

Breaking The Chains Of Procrastination

In general, there are 4 areas in our life in which procrastination has the potential to pop up.  They tend to occur in the area of relationships, building wealth, structure (e.g., organization and order at home) and health.

• First and foremost, you need to identify your procrastination as a problem
• Be brutally honest with yourself in regards to why you're procrastinating
• Identify and single-out the factors that cause you to procrastinate
• Address the causes by eliminating your negative associations with them

Your procrastination woes will not disappear overnight.  It is a process, which you need to take one day at a time.  However, over time, you should be able to change the perception of what you view as "social pain" and let go your feelings that cause procrastination.

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To find out more about combating procrastination, you can check out this book by Jeffery Combs called

"The Procrastination Cure: 7 Steps To Stop Putting Life Off"