If you are anything like me, being able to stop procrastinating would be a massive improvement.

For many years, I would tell people that I am a procrastinator. I had resigned myself to this state of being and literally accepted it.

Whenever I had to stay up late at night trying to finish a project, whether it was for school, a presentation or job related, I would beat myself up for having waited until the last minute.

I eventually started justifying my procrastination by saying I work better under pressure. And indeed, I did. It seemed like the “juice” flowed more when I’m in that tight spot. I believe everything else was shut out and my focus was solely on what was before me.

After delivering whatever I was working on and received a sub par level feedback and sometimes great feedback, I would say to myself, “what if I had given myself more time?”

I thought of so many good ideas after the fact, which I then would berate myself about because it would have made “it” so much better. It was too late.

This went on for a long time until I realize it was impacting my health and jeopardizing other areas of my life. It impacted my interaction with my co-workers. They would stress how important what it was they expected me to do and to get it done on time.

The more they pushed this one point, the more frustrated I became because the truth stings. It hurts. I felt bad as it were and didn’t need anyone else adding to my bad-feelings.

When I received feedback that was below what I wanted to hear or see, it made me stop and think. I acknowledged my contribution and how it was my fault. Again, it didn’t feel good.

Here’s the crazy thing: I didn’t change right away. I kept on procrastinating and I realize now there was a deeper issue … Fear. I gave myself permission to procrastinate so that I could blame my late start.

I’ve made tremendous progress in this area. Taking action and giving myself more time to prepare, has reduced my stress level. As a heart surgery survivor, this is one area I need to pay close attention to. Reducing my stress level is key to my overall survival.

Here are 5 tips that will help you stop procrastinating and start pursuing your passion:

1. Take action

2. Break my passion apart

3. Get help

4. Know your passion

5. Set deadlines

You will find a full blog article that elaborates on each of the above here.

Past episode mentioned:

There Has To Be More To Life Than This | Kingsley Grant | Episode TML168

Feeling Stuck So Here Is What I Did | Kingsley Grant | Episode TML162

You Still Have What It Takes And Here Are 3 Reasons Why | Kingsley Grant | Episode TML169

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