A personality trait that few of us like to admit to having is procrastination. Although we insist that we don’t, there are times when we just can’t help ourselves. There are ways to deal with this thankfully, and I’ve a few ideas for you here.

Like any character flaw that you want to rectify, you must first admit that you are a procrastinator. Denying it and refusing to acknowledge the problem exists is a form of procrastination in itself.

Procrastination can effect both your working and personal life. Did you leave applying for promotion until it was too late and miss out to a much younger, inexperienced colleague who’s now your boss? Maybe a girlfriend got sick of your procrastinating regarding marriage and moved on to someone else.

Don’t get all melancholy and start bemoaning what you’ve missed out on, that’s gone now. What matters is how you will stop yourself from doing it in the future.

There is an old saying’ never put off until tomorrow what you can do today’, and after viewing your list you will see how sensible this saying is. Get out of this habit before it get any worse and start dealing with things when they arise, not when they have reached crisis point.

Think about all the things that you should have done by now but your procrastination has stopped you. There were probably only one or two to start with and now you are swamped. It doesn’t matter which you do first, just get them done now.

Now is the time to think about what you have achieved and how capable you are when you put your mind to it. The key now is to keep it up, and don’t fall back into your old ways.

The methods mentioned in this article should have got you to a stage where you are feeling good about yourself and the fact that you have cleared the decks and got your tasks out of the way. The hardest bit is keeping it up. Next time you find yourself putting something off, be honest with yourself as to why, and if it isn’t a legitimate reason then get off your butt and get it done.

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