How to Take Action to Prevent Procrastinating

Everyone wants to avoid failure. Sometimes people procrastinate hoping to avoid failing. In reality procrastinating, prevents success. Procrastinating keeps you from getting started and getting started is the only way to be successful at anything.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

1. Design a plan or create a list of actions you want to perform. Share it with others. Telling people about your plans and expected results gets you one step closer to accomplishing them.

2. Set a deadline for every action that you have to do as part of your plan.

3. Write down all the negative things that can happen if you fail to take action.

4. Create a list of all the positive things that will result when you complete the actions that are part of your plan.

5. Surround yourself with people who want your success. This support group will help you stay on target to meet your objections. Tell them to call you as you reach every step in your plan to make sure you are doing what you told them you would.

6. Join a mentoring group or form one of your own. This group of people should be willing to support each other as well as help each other accomplish the plans they have established.

7. Develop a relationship with a person who can be your “accountability partner”. If you are accountable to someone else to keep them informed as you accomplish the actions that you plan to take, you are more likely to do them. This could be a reciprocal relationship, thereby helping both of you.

[lovebites]

on 12/6/2009 great article!

[fcmosher]

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