24: How to stop procrastinating and finally take action

Episode 24 of the Creating The Path podcast, hosted by Heather Grace Hanson, titled "24: How to stop procrastinating and finally take action" was published on January 22, 2026 and runs 19 minutes.

January 22, 2026 ·19m · Creating The Path

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Summary

In this episode, I talk about the three main reasons why people procrastinate and how to overcome them. It’s actually not as hard or as complicated as you probably think. Most people, myself included, have spent so much time and effort trying and failing to overcome procrastination that we just assume it’s so hard, but once we know why it’s happening and the simple techniques that overcome it… All of a sudden it’s actually pretty easy to start taking action on those big goals! Topics di...

Episode Description

In this episode, I talk about the three main reasons why people procrastinate and how to overcome them.

It’s actually not as hard or as complicated as you probably think.

Most people, myself included, have spent so much time and effort trying and failing to overcome procrastination that we just assume it’s so hard, but once we know why it’s happening and the simple techniques that overcome it…

All of a sudden it’s actually pretty easy to start taking action on those big goals!

Topics discussed in this episode:

[00:31] The three main reasons why people procrastinate
[02:21] How to overcome fear
[09:06] How to overcome confusion
[11:14] How to make your new goal an automatic habit
[16:39] Let’s recap…

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Noteworthy Quotes:

"When we have these underlying fears and we're not even sure what we're afraid of, sometimes that alone can just make it more scary... bringing it up can sometimes make you realize, oh yeah, it makes sense that I would have that fear, but it's actually not that big of a deal because I know how I would handle it."

"Our brains really love clarity and certainty. So when faced with confusion and uncertainty, our brain will usually just tell us, okay, let's work on this later because we don't know what to do... remind yourself that it's okay that I don't know what to do—this is actually part of the process."

"Most of the time we think that we have to start doing the thing and then we'll believe that we're the person who does that thing every day, but it's actually the opposite."

"It's more about stacking the number of days that you do it rather than making sure you have an unbroken chain of doing it every day."

"Our brain is designed to create habits. And so until we train ourselves to create new habits using this method, it will always just be stuck in the old habits."

"I've started doing these things and it's amazing how I have gotten so much work done... achieved big goals that I had been working on for years."

Host Bio:

Heather Grace Hanson is a coach with certifications in positive psychology and coaching the unconscious mind, as well as certifications in human design and astrology. She blends all of these modalities together along with her Intentional Energy framework to help you create success without burnout. In her free time, you’ll probably find her glued to her rescue pup, Pluto.