The
Secret for Overcoming Procrastination
By Dr. Robert
Anthony
Why do you
procrastinate?
Why do you not do
the very things you want to do?
Why do you have
great dreams, but don’t take massive action to make them
come true?
The answer lies in
Newton's first law of physics: “For every action, there
is an equal and opposite reaction”
Let me
explain:
Let's say you want
something, whatever that ‘something’ is. Let's call it
‘success’ to keep it simple.
The bottom line is
this: if you want success, and you want it more than
anything else in the world, you will get
it.
However, if you
want to run away from your fears to a safe place, a place
you feel secure, then you want the security MORE than you
want the success. This is why you don’t achieve those
great dreams.
The excuses or
‘reasons’ will ultimately sound like:
“I’m not smart
enough”
“I don’t have the
money”
“I don’t deserve
more than I already have.”
“I don’t have
enough education”
“I don’t have the
qualifications to do this”
All of these
excuses are what keep us from our dreams. The way to
discover what we are hiding from ourselves is to learn to
ask the right questions.
We KNOW all the
answers. The
problem is that we don’t ask the right questions. Here are two
questions you can use in almost any
quandary:
"What is the
BENEFIT of me not realizing my dreams?" "What am I
getting out of it?"
Trust me, you ARE
getting a benefit or a PAYOFF for not realizing your
dreams. You must discover what it is in order to
eliminate it.
One of the hidden
benefits or payoffs is not having to leave our comfort
zone. Even if we are unhappy where we are, we have
convinced ourselves that going after what we want is more
difficult and more painful and staying where we are. We
may be miserable, but at least we are
comfortable.
The second question
is: "What am I afraid will happen if I
...................... (fill in the blank with the
dream)
This encompasses
the changes in lifestyle we will have to make in order to
achieve our dreams. Also, what others will
think.
In order to have
the success you want and deserve, you must answer and
resolve these two simple questions.
Okay, so what do
you do?
First, turn off the
phone, TV, stereo, and all other distractions. Then get a
pen and paper and write at the top of the
page:
"The benefits of
NOT realizing my dream are:"
List a minimum of
20. If you can’t ‘think’ of any, then just ‘guess’ and
write them down. About the time you reach 10-15, you
subconscious mind will take over. Write anything that
comes to mind, no matter how trivial or
insignificant.
Just allow your
mind to wander and go where it takes you. Get as specific
as possible.
Very few get past
this point before they have some very interesting answers
come up.
Now ask yourself
how your fear or procrastination has served you thus far.
Realize the fear is there for a specific purpose. Find
the purpose and ask yourself if it still serves you to
have this fear. Perhaps it is time to let go of your fear
and stop procrastinating once and for
all.
When you have lost
the need for the fear, you will just naturally let it go
(if you are ready to do so).
And when you let it
go, you will be free to move toward the thing you say you
want----and you'll do it with ease and
joy.
Are you ready to
stop procrastinating or are you going to put if off a
little longer? The choice is yours.
In life you can
only have two things - Reasons or Results – and Reasons
don’t count! You either have what you want, or you have
‘reasons’ why you don’t have it.
Procrastination is
a disease. The cure is convincing yourself that it no
longer serves you.
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