Hi, I’m Abby and I am a chronic procrastinator.
I said I was going to upload a new blog post every Monday and it’s only my first week of having my website live and here I am putting up my post on Wednesday night.
God help me! Seriously I have read all the books, listened to all the experts, have done all the trainings and I still struggle with this. Ugh!
This is what I’ve learned:
- Procrastination slows down your progress because you’re stuck in indecision and brain fog so you accomplish less & less.
- Procrastination is your brains way of protecting you from doubts & fears.
- Fear is just imagining a negative outcome for an action you haven’t even taken yet.
- The only way to overcome this negative habit is to be willing to be uncomfortable and then take action quickly before you can talk yourself out of it.
So if I know that then why do I continue to allow inaction to keep me from doing the things I know I’m meant to do?
I honestly have no idea and it’s frustrating!
But I do know that action is the only way I can overcome this. So here I am taking action even though it’s been a long day and I’m exhausted. Even though I have all the thoughts of being a failure for not doing this sooner. Even though I’m fearful of blogging and not measuring up. Here I am taking action and doing it anyways.
Why?
Because even though I struggle with procrastination I also have big dreams & big goals & I know I’m meant to be here. So I’m here taking action & imperfectly showing up to what I feel called to do.
If you struggle with procrastination too then I highly recommend the book ‘The 5 Second Rule’ by Mel Robbins. It’s seriously one of the best books I’ve ever read. Well actually I listened to it on Audible, but either way check it out if you also struggle with ‘destination procrastination’ on a regular basis and are looking for strategies to combat it.
