No matter what industry your organization serves, or what position you have in your company or life, or what age, gender, race, or size you are, procrastination is a problem nearly all of us struggle with. And, really it’s no wonder in this day and age when life comes at us so fast and furious it’s difficult to whittle down to what’s important enough to make a decision or complete the task in front of us. How can we prioritize what has to get done when everything feels like it fits in the important and urgent column? Trusted advisors can help, but even then, it still requires that we make a decision or complete a task.
I don’t know that I have any further insight into how to overcome this perennial issue than anyone else. I will say this, however. No matter what the reason for the procrastination, whether we have too many things on our plate or fear the consequences of our decision, sometimes what is really needed to overcome procrastination is just the space to breathe. I have found that when I can take a moment, even if it’s just a minute, to really empty my mind, that cloudy material inside my brain keeping me behind can settle enough to bring focus into what really needs to get done or the courage to make that decision to move things forward.
So, take a moment today to just breathe. Then, look around and see what really needs to get done.
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