Procrastination – My thoughts
Listen, we’ve all done it, some still do it now, you’re not unique and you’re not alone if you struggle with procrastination. BUT… we ALL have a choice to do it or not.
I’ve been there, sometimes I still procrastinate but the one thing I don’t do now is blame something or someone other than myself when I do.
I hear SO much utter shit from people who try to justify why they aren’t doing something they absolutely know they SHOULD be doing, “It’s because……” becomes tiresome to hear over and over and over again. Truth is, it’s almost always an EXCUSE!
What’s REALLY going on in the mind? Normally it’s fear:
Fear of failing
Fear of succeeding (yep, that’s a thing)
Fear of hard work (translated = laziness)
Fear of totally fucking up
Fear of not knowing what the hell to do
Fear of judgement
Fear is a guiding and controlling emotion with procrastination and in reality, that’s insanity!
Fear of failing? Well you’re gonna fail big time if you don’t even try!!!
Fear of succeeding? Stop worrying that you may be fucking good at something, embrace it, stop being a complete idiot! As a child you wanted to be great at everything and now as an adult you’re scared of that? Really?
Fear of hard work? Stop being lazy, get your ass out of that chair, turn off the gaming machine and get working!
Fear of totally fucking up? Yep, we all do that, many of us are masters at the art of fucking up, but what makes the difference between those who are successful and fuck-up, and those who are failures and fuck-up, is the successful people LEARN from those mistakes instead of whining about how shitty life is and how it’s all plotting against you.
Fear of not knowing what the hell to do? Nobody knows everything, that why we have books, the web, Google, courses, workshops, libraries. Not knowing enough is a total bullshit excuse because there are more than enough opportunities to fill those knowledge gaps from free to expensive.
Fear of judgement? I get it, people’s comments and opinions can be harsh, but if you’re really honest with yourself, and I mean brutally honest, do the opinions of those people truly matter? Wouldn’t it be better to metaphorically stick that mile finger up at them and tell them to go fuck themselves with a gnarly cucumber covered in hot chilli sauce? Your success is how you shut them up, not your lack of success!
While I know there are some circumstances where there are absolutely genuine reasons for that fear and subsequent procrastination, the vast majority of the time though, it’s YOUR fault which means YOU are in control of stopping it!
This is why people like myself are essential if you want to break that procrastination cycle. Coaches/mentors call you out on your BS, don’t let you get away with the excuses, and push you to levels you didn’t know you could rise to.
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