by Christine Li | Feb 26, 2016 | Actions, All Posts, Resistance, Techniques
The following post is brought to you by my new friend, Shaun Flanders of Zero to Habit. Shaun kindly reached out to me after I made a comment on someone else's site, and that sparked a great, mutually-supportive blogger relationship. I hope you'll take a moment to...
by Christine Li | Jan 22, 2016 | Actions, All Posts, Resistance, Techniques, Theories, Thoughts
“What a waste.” What kind of feelings did you just have reading the phrase “What a waste?” Did you feel guilty? Did you feel ashamed? Did the phrase sound really familiar? I grew up being pretty conscious of not wasting things, like food and...
by Christine Li | Jan 4, 2016 | Actions, All Posts, Feelings, Resistance, Techniques
I have been wanting to write this post for years. You see, every time I meet a Procrastinator in my office (or on a coaching call), I spend the first session getting to know my new client by interviewing them about their personal history and their current...
by Christine Li | Dec 21, 2015 | Actions, All Posts, Resistance, Social
I don't know about you, but the end of the year has me cleaning. As in wiping, dusting, tossing, and fixing up my surroundings at home and at work. It's a way to admit to myself that I get a bit stymied by the thought of the year ending. It's also a way to keep...
by Christine Li | Dec 5, 2015 | Actions, All Posts, Resistance, Social, Techniques
Procrastination is a very elaborate way to prevent ourselves from taking risks. We get trapped in our fearful thinking. We obsess about everything that could go wrong and everything that already is wrong. We imagine how humiliated we might end up feeling. We decide...
by Christine Li | Nov 12, 2015 | Actions, All Posts, Resistance
As a psychologist, I'm able to see patterns in the types of topics my patients talk about. They often resemble what I see within my own life, but since I'm intently focused when I'm working, I tend to see these types of patterns more clearly when I'm at work. One...