How often do you find yourself putting off a task that needs to be done on priority and instead doing something else? Procrastination is one of the major success blocks that affect productivity in life. To varying degrees, all of us procrastinate. The consequences of this are felt across all aspects of our lives for example leaving office late due to the inability to complete tasks for the day, running late for meetings and engagements in the day because you couldn’t get ready in time, your car breaks down since you kept delaying to fix that weird noise you were hearing in the engine over the last two weeks, you are advised bed rest for a month since you ignored the initial back pain and unnecessarily postponing your doctor’s appointment .
If procrastination is working against you and you’d like to change things around, here are 5 ways by which you could do it:
1) Plan, Plan & Plan More: Yes, there is nothing better than planning ahead to get most of your tasks successfully completed. A tip that works best is to plan your next day before going to bed. That way you wake up with a mind that may already have soime solutions ready for you and do not consume too much of energy spending your first few hours of the morning in planning. You get to start the day with a plan that is already formulated the previous night and you can begin to take action immediately. So begin to take out that pen and notepad and start planning.

2) Take a decision to just begin: We often delay getting things done because we are waiting for the right moment or the right answer. For example we delay responding to emails because we may not know what to say at that moment. However, I’d suggest getting started with things immediately even if you take time to think what to say; even the mere process of thinking is a step towards working on that task in itself.

3) De-Clutter and get organized: Remember to clear up all the unnecessary clutter that is lying around you forming energy blocks. Let’s say you have a messy desk, or your office is full of things that you do not need, it could become a magnet of procrastination. It is only human to feel negative towards doing a task when you see a mess around you. Get organized, arrange your desk, organize your files in the order they need to be worked on, keep your surroundings clean and neat, by doing this you will instantly attract positive vibes which will get you going with tasks immediately.

4) Set reminders and use alarms: Let’s assume you have several tasks that you need to get done. It is obvious that you will not be able to complete them all at once. Some of your tasks may need to be done on specific days and at specific times. Let’s say you have an appointment with your lawyer for an ongoing litigation 2 days from now, for which he has asked you to keep some documents ready. You may have made a note of it in your diary, but how often have you forgotten it when the time has arrived? With the use of alarms and reminders it is less likely that you’ll forget to attend the meeting or work on things to prepare for it.

5) Reward yourself on accomplishments: It may sound crazy but you could motivate yourself to complete a task by deciding on a reward for yourself upon its completion. Rewards can be something small like a snack or a movie or even a day at the massage parlor. This will actually motivate you to finish the task at the earliest so that you can enjoy your reward.

In my experience with coaching clients I have managed to help them tackle procrastination very effectively by taking a few simple steps. Of course procrastination is just one of the blocks to success there are others that you need to get rid of. I am here to help if you need to eliminate your limiting blocks in life.

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