subject: Career Change Obstacles-Procrastination Part 2 [print this page] Career Change Obstacles-Procrastination Part 2
Procrastination is something we don't tend to put off. Dealing with our tendency to procrastinate is something we should definitely not put off.For most of us, there are the things we really like to do, and things we don't. It is quite normal to want to ignore the unpleasant or demanding, or scary things.The consequences of putting off necessary tasks can, however, be far greater than we imagine. The greater ease in our lives if we deal with these things is not hard to imagine, but somehow needs to be given a bit more thought.Different methods of planning and preparation work best for different people.Try allocating a certain amount of time each day, or every other day, to deal with some specific task that you have been putting off. Accept that you don't want to do it, and accept that you may feel nervous, anxious or tense about it. Accept that you must calm that feeling, and concentrate on the decision you are making to get it dealt with because it is in your best interests to do so.Try grading tasks into A B and C levels of complexity. Try and ensure you make inroads into the A and B tasks, and don't just clear the C pile and leave the others to mount up.Do try and ensure you have realistic expectations of your abilities. No one is brilliant at everything, and no one should expect you to be brilliant at everything. Acknowledge you are not the world's most organized person, but try to be as organized as you can. Ask yourself why you need to be organized and tell yourself out loud that this is necessary to make your life much easier.So self-confidence should help you accept that, while something may present itself as difficult, and demanding, you can think about it calmly and work though how and where to start.Think about how you want your life to be. Do you want your life to be chaotic, disorganized, and a series of crises, one after the other? No, of course you don't.Do you want your life to be enjoyable, and worry free as far as is possible? Yes, of course you do.So when a task presents itself as something you would rather not do, and would love to just wish it away, think instead of the feeling of control you will have when you have dealt with that dreaded task. Think about how you will have more time to do more pleasurable things, if you get those unpleasant jobs all done.
