How to Stop Procrastinating: a simple Guide to Mastering Difficult Tasks and Breaking the Procrastination Habit

How to Identify Your Core Values
Your core values directly relate to your belief system. These values often
guide your behavior and state of mind to create your own personal set of
rules. By honoring these values, you will reduce your stress when it comes
to the tasks that you often procrastinate on.
Most people live a life that’s filled with more work than they can possibly
get done. Add the demands of exercise, family, a social life, religious
services and worship, hobbies, and civic duties and it becomes impossible
to do everything.
For me, I know that my most important value is spending time with my
wife, son, extended family, and friends. To put it simply, my focus of
being present with the people in my life is the top core value on which I
base every other decision. If an activity directly conflicts with this rule
(and can’t be rescheduled), then I will refuse to do it.
Unfortunately, most people aren’t truly aware of their own core values.
Rather than thinking about what is important to us, we tend to focus on
the values of our culture, society, and what the media tells us is
important.
While it may be simple to speculate what your values should be, knowing
and accepting your core values takes a lot of thought and effort. Here are
seven actions that will help you identify your core values.