Podcast #513

 

PROCRASTINATION AND PUTTING THINGS OFF

Procrastination and putting things off create a reactive, delayed life. No matter how deep your default patterns of procrastination or avoidance are, you can learn a new way to think and approach the things in your life that matter most to you. This episode will teach you the core tenants of how to stop procrastinating and settle for average. Get the full show notes at www.trishblackwell.com/513

 

In this episode of The Confidence Podcast, we’re coaching on:

• Why do we procrastinate and put things off
• How to become someone who takes massive action
• The 7 steps to becoming someone who doesn’t procrastinate.

 

REVIEW OF THE WEEK

Thank you Trish for this helpful, powerful podcast. I just discovered you today, and you have already helped me on my journey of self-improvement and building my confidence. 

 -carsck

 

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Procrastination is a thief of time. 

Time wasted is existence; used is life. -Edward Young

The only difference between success and failure is the ability to take action.

-Alexander Graham Bell

If you have goals and procrastination you have nothing. If you have goals and you take action, you will have anything you want. -Thomas J Vilord

 

KNOW WHY YOU PROCRASTINATE

Avoidance

The false narrative that you function better behind

Subconscious self-sabotage

Exaggeration of how hard something will be (lack of self-concept of how good you are)

Lack of positive self-concept of your own capabilities 

 

WHAT ARE YOU PUTTING OFF?

What are you avoiding?

What will you regret not starting sooner?

We put off little things and big things.

Decide to be the kind of person who doesn’t put things off.

Because, well, putting things off is so, well, average.

And you’re not average. 

Putting off your health changes?

Putting off your personal development?

Putting off investing in yourself?

Putting off budgeting?

Putting off starting your book?

Putting off making a commitment?

Putting off a big decision?

Putting off your workouts?

Putting off laundry?

Putting off volunteering?

Putting off being generous?

 

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HARD THINGS PYRAMID

I am open to hard things.

I don’t avoid doing hard things.

I can do hard things.

I like doing hard things.

 

CHANGING YOUR PATTERNS

Approach Modification

What didn’t go well here and why?

What did go well that I want to keep doing?

What do I need to change next time?

1        Stop Doing

2        Do Less Of

3        Keep Doing

4        Do More Of

5        Start Doing

How do you want to be known? Average people procrastinate. 

What kind of life do you want to create?

1. Understand why you procrastinate.
2. Make a decision to be a different, more evolved version of you.
3. Get to the work of being more disciplined.
4. Seek accountability.
5. Show up as your 2.0 self and behave in a way that your future self will thank you.
6. Just start.
7. Identify as a massive action-taker 

 

LISTENER OF THE EPISODE

Hey Trish you are amazing – so inspirational.

I have. Quick question – what do you do if you don’t know what you want in life? But you know some of what you don’t want? 

-Kim