procrastinated before taking action on his dreams. Malcolm was fearful,
unwilling to leave his comfort zone, and overanalytical. These are common traits
in chronic procrastinators. These qualities led him
to deviate from the path to
achieving his goals.
The story with Malcolm began when he first went to see Tony for support to
reach his goal – something he really wanted: to start his own business. It would
need his full-time commitment, which meant he’d have to leave his current job.
Malcolm feared what he couldn’t understand, which was how he would make a
viable income with his business idea. He lacked self-belief. He doubted his own
potential and he didn’t want to feel uncomfortable by compromising his existing
lifestyle. He told himself that he was being unrealistic, so he hadn’t pursued his
passion.
After Tony had set Malcolm on the path to starting his business, Malcolm
suddenly convinced himself that he didn’t have
enough information to get it
going. He felt that he needed to do more research, which required more time. He
believed this because, again, he feared failure.
Research is, of course, crucial if you intend to start a successful business, so his
intentions were reasonable. The problem was that he
did
have all the information
he needed; he was using an imagined need for further research as an excuse to
delay taking action. Malcolm was eager to start his own business, and he
believed it would add value to the world, but sadly he lacked the confidence to
take the leap and get started.
After spending months researching every detail of his plans, Malcolm concluded
that his idea was pointless. He wrote it off completely. He’d managed to talk
himself out of it.
This came as a shock to Tony, because he could see that
Malcolm’s idea had great potential and that he was committed to it.
But this wasn’t the end. Time went by and Malcolm’s job was made redundant.
Instead of finding another employer, Malcolm decided to invest his redundancy
money into his thoroughly researched business idea. This time he had no choice
but to make it work; he needed an income to live on.
With a bit of capital to work with and no other option, Malcolm finally took
action. His business eventually became a success. If he hadn’t
been made
redundant and received his payout, he might never have started his business.
Now Malcolm realizes that he was held back by fear and wishes he’d started his
business earlier.
You don’t need it all figured out. The more you
think you do, the more you’ll procrastinate and
fear moving forward. Have courage and start
now, even if you start small. Just go for it!
When you find yourself procrastinating, it’s important to devise a strategy to
overcome this. It’s easy
to do this for smaller goals, like completing an essay,
but it’s more challenging with bigger goals, like creating a successful online
business.
So break your goals down.
Big goals can be overwhelming, and it’s hard to
imagine how you’ll ever cross the finish line. It’s more effective to set smaller
goals and prioritize them in order of urgency.
If the goals still seem big after you’ve made
them smaller, break them down further.
If you can meet smaller goals, you’ll become more confident about bigger goals.
Even if you’re trying to manifest money, start by making the goal a fraction of
the desired amount. So, if the goal is to have £10,000, work on making £100 to
begin with. After you make £100, you can try to make another £100 until you
reach your target amount.
We have four types of feel-good hormones in our body:
dopamine, serotonin,
oxytocin and endorphins. Dopamine, in particular, encourages us to take action
towards our goals and provides us with feelings of pleasure when we achieve
them. When we lack enthusiasm for a task, it means
our dopamine levels are
low.
When you break big goals down into smaller ones, you overcome this. Your
brain will celebrate every time you meet a goal by releasing dopamine. You’ll
then be encouraged to take further action on the rest of your goals.
If your final goal is time-sensitive, make sure each smaller goal has a deadline
on it. You can only meet big goals on time if your smaller ones are done on time,
too.
If you still struggle to beat procrastination, try the following techniques:
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