Breaking Free from Clutter: A Conversation with Diane Elkins of PositiveWorkspace.com
Clutter is a topic of endless fascination for me. Perhaps that's because I seem to be constantly staring at it. I have spent the better part of many, many years trying to get a handle on my clutter problem, as I know deep inside my clutter-burdened heart there is a...
What are the Key Elements in Procrastination Coaching?
I have always found it curious that there are so remarkably few resources for those of us who Procrastinate. Perhaps the biggest reason this is so surprising to me is because so many of us suffer from this same affliction of delay, avoidance, and distress in the face...
8 Things that are Standing in the Way of Lasting Change
I'm really pleased to introduce this guest post by my new friend and kindred spirit, Susaye Rattigan. I discovered her ultra-informative post on LifeHack -- 25 Incredibly Useful Websites Every Entrepreneur Should Bookmark -- and then found another post by her on...
On Disappointment (and a little bit of Alicia Florrick)
Disappointment. What a thoroughly nasty topic. We can feel disappointed when: we let ourselves down we eat or drink too much we watch too much Netflix or Amazon Prime (I just discovered what binge watching feels like) we let other people down we experience loss our...
13 Ways to Recover from the Pain and Suffering Caused by Procrastination
Although I still Procrastinate, I’d like to think I have successfully managed to lessen the pain and suffering I used to go through during my days of Procrastinating-all-of-the-time. As I read through my Twitter feed, I can get my hands on many lists of ways to stop...
What Kind of Guarantee Do You Need?
One of the ways I have mostly managed to overcome my Procrastination is to understand there are no guarantees for how things turn out. In working with many different types of Procrastinators, I've noticed a not-so-subtle theme -- Procrastinators control, delay, and...
Step of the Day: Partner with Someone
One of my personal specialties is pretending I don't have real problems with Procrastination. One of my oldest tricks in getting people to believe this and in actually getting some work done is partnering with a friend or colleague (or total stranger) in order to get...
Are You Worried about Fitting In?
Recently I've come to think Procrastinators may be overly conscious about fitting in. For example, we may be more likely to think... Is it good enough? rather than Does it stand out? We may be more likely to worry... Does it sound right? instead of asking Have I said...
Some of the Best Advice I’ve Ever Received
Happy New Year Everyone. As you may have guessed by the image above, I've fallen a bit behind on my own self-imposed blogging schedule, just to prove to you I know what I'm talking about when it comes to Procrastination. Though it may be a bit late to send you a...
Accept Your Losses
Many, many years ago, I made an unwise decision about where to put my money. I don’t recall the exact details of where I spent that money, but I’ll never remember what my friend said to me when I was thinking about my next money move. He said, “Remember the Chinese...
Techniques to Try: Take a Pause
This may seem ironic, but I do believe Procrastinators are terrible at taking breaks and resting. Just awful. While others may believe Procrastinators are blowing things off or just chillin’, Procrastinators are being incredibly busy doing some of the following...
What Other People Don’t Understand about Procrastinators
There's a whole bunch of things I don’t understand about people who do not Procrastinate. I don’t understand how they can break through their anxiety every time. I don’t know how they can keep to their own plans every time. I don’t know how they must feel when they...
Rediscover Fun and the Feeling of Being Free
Procrastinators are real drags. We complain. We mope. We are heavy in spirit. We have lost the pleasure of having fun because we feel like we are behind time. As if time is running ahead of us. That is certainly not a fun feeling. Others around us don't really know...
Technique to Try: Put One Thing First
Celebrating 100 Posts! (Lessons Learned Too)
Celebrating 100 posts! YAHOO! Maintaining this blog has become a great creative outlet for me both personally and professionally. It’s also been a tremendous learning experience. Every time I sit down to write, it’s a new adventure. If you've been following my...
How to Determine If You are a Perfectionist
I often am asked if perfectionism is linked to Procrastination. I answer with a resounding "Yes!" We Procrastinators hold back from completing what we start, for fear of being found out for the imperfect creatures we feel ourselves to be. We each have different...
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