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Are you a procrastinator?  I think it is safe to say that we are all guilty of this at one point or another, some of us are definitely worse than others.  It is so much easier to say that you will do something later than to actually get off your behind and get it done now.

In “Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude” (an incredible book by Napoleon Hill and W. Clement Stone) they give us a great suggestion of a self motivator DO IT NOW!  When you have something in mind that you want to accomplish, just do it now.  Don’t wait until later today when you feel up to it, or tomorrow, or the next day, DO IT NOW!  A great way to practice this is to begin with the little things.  You will soon develop a habit of taking immediate action which is a powerful reflex response.

You can also find an accountability partner, a life coach is a great example of this.  If you make a committment to yourself to accomplish something within a week’s time, you are much more likely to get it done if you know you have someone else to answer to.  We tend to hold our committments to others at a higher degree of importance than our committments to ourselves.

When I decided to implement these techniques into my day to day life, I quickly found myself actually getting stuff done, instead of just talking about what I am going to get done.  I would love to hear your comments and suggestions about how you combat procrastination in your life.

Tags: Life Coaching, personal development, Personal Growth