Have you ever put something off that you knew was important but still couldn’t get yourself to do it?  I am pretty sure most people can relate to this.  My husband, however, is one of those rare people that never ever procrastinates (before I met him I had no idea those people existed).   Yes I know, you women out there reading this are jealous , the lawn needs to be mowed, done, trash to go out, done.  He see something that needs to be done and does it.  The cool thing about this is that he has a lot less stress and stuff hanging over his head.  The bad thing about this is that when I met him it made me feel even worse if I put off doing something.

Before I met my husband and his good habits rubbed off on me, I could procrastinate with the best of them!  I would create an elaborate plan in my head with a list of other times I would do a task and reasons why I should wait.  This caused a lot of stress and I wasn’t very productive. Seeing how he got stuff done inspired me to get serious about overcoming my procrastination habit.   So I studied him and took classes, read books, went to seminars and you know what the secret is?   There is no secret, like Nike says, ” Just Do IT”.  Create a new habit of action instead of the habit of procrastination. This may feel uncomfortable but once you start doing it you will start to like the way it feels.

Today’s Trick: Pick one item on your to do list that you have been procrastination about and DO IT.  If it is a big project chunk it down into small little baby steps.   Doing something that you have procrastinating about will give you a huge energy boost and feel awesome. Share in the comments below what you are going to cross off your list and go do it.  If you need help with this you may want to consider a coach or accountability partner who won’t let you back out of what you said you would do.

Today is Day 3 of the tricks and treats series.  So if you have procrastinated and you haven’t done Day 1 and 2 make sure you take a few minutes today to go back and get caught up so you start to build some momentum.

Part 1: http://businessoptimizercoach.com/?p=2229

Part 2: http://businessoptimizercoach.com/?p=2191

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