Step of the Day: Make an Anti-Gratitude List
Sure, I’m up for being grateful each day as much as the next person. And I do believe whole-heartedly in the benefits of having a sense of appreciation for the things we are, have, and experience. I also believe in the power of focusing in on what is bugging us. And...
Reality Is Exciting Enough
So often we let our minds wander. We enjoy prancing through the fields of fantasy. Unfortunately for some Procrastinators, these meanderings through the fields are akin to what we call our "biggest nightmare.” We can think the worst very easily and creatively. We...
Assume You Look Good
Some Procrastinators often make their already difficult schedules even more difficult, by taking on more than they need to. Although they are swamped by work and burdened by upcoming or recently passed deadlines, they offer to do more. I tend to call this affliction...
Who Are You Hiding?
We may waste a lot of time in our lives pretending to be people we are not. We may pretend to be: compliant silent a go-getter solid confident perfect agreeable a do-er This game of pretend may have started many years back, early in your childhood even, when you...
Techniques to Try: Just Do Half
[Tweet "Half is better than none when there are things to be done."] Being a Procrastinator often means being stuck in the middle of things. You’ve started something, and before you know it, you’re on to something else. You’ve decided you are going to work on a...
Ensure Your Own Comfort
Severe Procrastinators are caught in a cycle of distress and delay, even when they are not actively thinking about what they are avoiding. Chronically severe Procrastinators unfortunately are locked in that state, depleted from important needed elements of living...
Step of the Day: Plan for More Piggies
Part of my laundry room refresh project involved purchasing a small piggy bank to help manage the pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters that seem to hold meetings and conferences in my laundry machines. Why is this relevant, you say? First, it solved my problem of...
Practicing Patience
In the middle of a recent yoga class I was in (actually, in the middle of a pose I was stretching to do), my yoga teacher said, “It’s not about the end pose, it’s about what you learn about yourself trying to get there.” I found myself struck by the wisdom of the...
Stay True to Your Own Style
Last week I posted about doing a group project and learning how to work quickly. If you missed the post, you can read it here. I'm writing today because I learned some more after all was said and done. I had learned how to take shortcuts, how to think on my feet...
Reading Your Own Signals
A few days ago, I wrote about getting rid of something that was nagging at you. I think the idea is important enough to elaborate on here. I have read the “unconscious” is a part of us where our unfinished business lies. In my own imagination, I think of it as a...
The Trap of Perfectionism
Okay, so the holiday season is pretty much over, and we are headed back into work mode, routine mode, busy, busy mode. Right now, I feel pretty good about going back to work, because I learned (inadvertently) a trick or two about working while I was on my two-week...
Assume the Best in Others
I think assuming the best in others is probably something Procrastinators are terrible at. Rotten at even. We take on projects, which are straightforward, simple even, and then we complicate them. A lot. Mostly by making the whole affair more about what the other...
Making 2014 Really Happy
I hope you have had a restful and/or fun holiday season and New Year’s celebration. I hope this year brings much happiness into your life. To start the year off in the “happy” mode we crave and tend to enjoy, here’s a list of thoughts to get us there: 1. Deal...
Best of 2013
I’ve noticed other bloggers doing an end-of-year roundup of their best posts. I’m still getting the hang of this blogging idea, and I haven’t even been blogging an entire year, but here goes. I think the best post for me this year was my first. Not because it was...
Looking Forward to 2014 (More Calmly)
As the New Year 2014 approaches, I'm finding I want to use the time remaining in 2013 to wrap up some loose ends. That is my typical approach to facing the new year changeover. I actually try to finish a few things. I have never been good at either making...
Happy Holidays from Procrastination Coach!
Greetings and Happy Holiday wishes from me to you today. During this season, which can feel hectic and discombobulating, I wish for you a few gifts that don't come with wrap, paper, or bows: a calm mind an accepting heart an understanding of how unique you are a...
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