How to Overcome Procrastination in 2 Simple Steps

An episode of the Profit Your Knowledge podcast, hosted by James Allen, titled "How to Overcome Procrastination in 2 Simple Steps" was published on May 25, 2021 and runs 16 minutes.

May 25, 2021 ·16m · Profit Your Knowledge

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Summary

FREE WORKSHOP: 3 Keys To Define and Build Your Dreams Faster - https://www.jamesallencoaching.com/workshop Procrastination is one of the main things that will kill your dreams. Roughly 75% of humans are genuine artists at procrastinating. 20% are chronic procrastinators! The dictionary definition of procrastination is the action of delaying or postponing something. The keyword in that definition is ACTION. By you pushing off the thing you know you need to accomplish, you're taking an action step! However, to succeed, we want those action steps to be in service of what we actually want. Today, I'm sharing with you How to Overcome Procrastination in 2 Simple Steps: Step #1) Reconnect with your vision By having a crystal clear vision of what we truly want, we have power. Something to work towards and to live for that lights us up inside. Because if you're going to go for something, make it be what you would love. The clearer your vision is, the more power you have. When you find yourself procrastinating, notice your thoughts. Why are you pushing this task off? Is it because you genuinely don't want to take the action? Are you scared? Or is it because you're not working towards something you actually want? When you have a clearly defined vision, coupled with a powerful reason for working towards that (i.e. your why) you realize that by NOT taking this action, your dream will never come true. Dreams work when you do. So by reconnecting with that vision, you remember why taking this action is so important, and that makes overcoming procrastination so much easier. Step #2) Take an inspired action step Now that you have reminded yourself why it's so important for you to take this action step, It's time to take the action! Remember this... There is always an action you can take. So don't let yourself off the hook here and say, "There's nothing I can do!" If you're ever stuck on what step to take next, ask yourself the ultimate action step question. "What can I do, with what I have, from where I am?" By asking yourself this question, answers will naturally come up from inside of you. The answers with the most electricity (meaning you just KNOW to your core that it could work) are the ones you should take. People procrastinate because they're afraid of failing when fear and failure are prerequisites for success! The way to overcome that fear is by taking inspired action. Use these 2 simple steps to overcome procrastination when you're building your dream and watch as your dreams start becoming reality right before your eyes. Rate this podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/mpi

Episode Description

FREE WORKSHOP: 3 Keys To Define and Build Your Dreams Faster - https://www.jamesallencoaching.com/workshop

Procrastination is one of the main things that will kill your dreams.

Roughly 75% of humans are genuine artists at procrastinating.

20% are chronic procrastinators!

The dictionary definition of procrastination is the action of delaying or postponing something.

The keyword in that definition is ACTION.

By you pushing off the thing you know you need to accomplish, you're taking an action step!

However, to succeed, we want those action steps to be in service of what we actually want.

Today, I'm sharing with you How to Overcome Procrastination in 2 Simple Steps:

Step #1) Reconnect with your vision

By having a crystal clear vision of what we truly want, we have power.

Something to work towards and to live for that lights us up inside.

Because if you're going to go for something, make it be what you would love.

The clearer your vision is, the more power you have.

When you find yourself procrastinating, notice your thoughts.

Why are you pushing this task off?

Is it because you genuinely don't want to take the action?

Are you scared?

Or is it because you're not working towards something you actually want?

When you have a clearly defined vision, coupled with a powerful reason for working towards that (i.e. your why) you realize that by NOT taking this action, your dream will never come true.

Dreams work when you do.

So by reconnecting with that vision, you remember why taking this action is so important, and that makes overcoming procrastination so much easier.

Step #2) Take an inspired action step

Now that you have reminded yourself why it's so important for you to take this action step,

It's time to take the action!

Remember this...

There is always an action you can take.

So don't let yourself off the hook here and say, "There's nothing I can do!"

If you're ever stuck on what step to take next, ask yourself the ultimate action step question.

"What can I do, with what I have, from where I am?"

By asking yourself this question, answers will naturally come up from inside of you.

The answers with the most electricity (meaning you just KNOW to your core that it could work) are the ones you should take.

People procrastinate because they're afraid of failing when fear and failure are prerequisites for success!

The way to overcome that fear is by taking inspired action.

Use these 2 simple steps to overcome procrastination when you're building your dream and watch as your dreams start becoming reality right before your eyes.

Rate this podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/mpi