Have You Procrastinated to the Point Where Your Home is Becoming a Handyman Special?

Now that summer is beginning to wind down, at least in my part of the world, I have been asking myself where the time has gone.  It was just a few short weeks ago that I had all kinds of plans of things that I was going to do this summer.  And even though some of them could be considered chores, like painting the trim around the garage door, they were still plans.

Yet, I don’t feel so badly about it because I know that I am not alone.  I was talking with one of my clients the other day and she started telling me about all of the small improvements that she was planning around her home this summer, but somehow never got done.  Is there anything around your house that you planned on doing this summer, but still have not done?

Just as a side note, you can relax, there is still time to meet your goal, but maybe I should not tell you that.  I do however suggest that you finish reading the rest of this article first.

My client went on to tell me that it really wasn’t that big of a deal what she was planning, but still didn’t do. All she wanted to do was to change a couple of area rugs, paint the dining room and clean up the yard.  I asked what was holding her back from getting the work done, why was she procrastinating.  Replacing a few small rugs, painting and cleaning up the yard were a couple of days work at most.

She told me that she really didn’t have an answer; she didn’t know why nothing was getting done and why she procrastinated so long.  Have you ever wanted to accomplish something, but it just wasn’t getting done?  You didn’t know why you were procrastinating – you just were.

It’s not easy overcoming procrastination, but when I do find myself procrastinating and we all are guilty of it to some extent here is what I do.

1. Realize that there is more pain in not doing the job than in getting it done – How does it feel to not have accomplished the tasks that you want to have accomplished?  I’ll bet it’s more painful than the pleasure that you are getting from not doing the job at all.  This strategy alone can often prompt you into taking action.

2. Create a schedule for when you will get the jobs done – Will you have the job completed by next Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday?  It helps to break the larger jobs down into smaller ones when scheduling.  This way you will not feel so overwhelmed and begin to get a small sense of accomplishment each time that you get something done.

3. Get a Handle on Your Belief system – Every once in a while some belief that you have will hold you back and cause you to procrastinate.  Maybe you think that you are not good enough or smart enough to get the job done.  Overcoming limiting beliefs is not easy, but you need to understand that many beliefs that you hold are wrong and really have no basis in reality.

4. Reward yourself – You’ll like this!  Whenever I feel the desire to put something off, I make a deal with myself that when I get the job done on time, I will reward myself with something that I normally would not have.

Many a good idea has never made it to the implementation phase because someone procrastinated.  Procrastination is the silent killer and the opposite of taking action, but by following a couple of simple steps you can avoid this happening to you and get the job DONE!

If you want to speed up the process and win the battle against procrastination quicker, I suggest you have a look at Richard MacKenzie’s overcoming procrastination course through the use of hypnosis.  The course follows Richards ‘Self-Change Hypnosis’ approach that he developed in 2004 while he was writing his best-selling book of the same title.  Click HERE to learn about Richard Mackenzie’s program.