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Overcome Procrastination to Develop a Positive AttitudeBY: maftab92 | Category: Self Improvement | Post Date: 2009-03-23
One of the most important steps to develop positive attitude is to overcome procrastination. What is procrastination? Procrastination is when we "put off, delay or postpone important tasks, which we have to complete within a time frame. For example a student might procrastinate when he has to prepare for his exams, submit an assignment or a presentation. Another example could be of a business executive who has been given a deadline to achieve certain goals. Instead of doing that important task at time one will say -I will do it tomorrow- and tomorrow never comes. We might complete it at the eleventh hour if there is no other way out. Doing any important task at the eleventh hour might cause problems like tension, stress, apprehension, anxiety, fear and poor performance. So it is recommended to overcome procrastination. Why do we procrastinate? Causes of Procrastination: 1. Early childhood training. 2. Poor time management. 3. Lack of interest. 4. Lack of motivation. 5. Inability to organize one's thoughts. 6. Fear of failure. 7. Perfectionism. 8. At times procrastination works as a reinforcement. How to overcome procrastination? Remember we all procrastinate at some point in life. Some people procrastinate rarely and some tend to develop a habit to procrastinate. We develop habits in our early childhood. The way we learn habits we can do learn too. So, instead of cursing yourself or feeling bad about yourself you make a commitment to overcome procrastination. Give yourself targets to complete the assigned task within the time frame. Write down on a piece of paper what you have to do and when you have to do it. Then put that piece of paper in your room/office. It will help you develop motivation. A very simple way to overcome procrastination is to develop a habit of -just do it and do it now. So, you make a commitment, set a target, write down your target, paste it in your room and now organize your thoughts. Avoid diversions while doing so and do it with interest. Just imagine you have completed your assigned task and feel your feelings. You will definitely feel good and it will help you develop interest in your work. Moreover, you will feel focused and your motivation will grow further and further. To organize your thoughts, you can write down important points on a piece of paper and start working. Remember! -just do it and do it now-. If you are a perfectionist, you will have a fear of making mistake. Learn to kill your perfectionism and -just do it and accept it-. Remember to admire your work even if you see yourself making mistakes. This is the only and the best way to get rid of perfectionism. Once you kill your perfectionism, you will get rid of your fears. Hope you will be able to achieve your deadlines by following these simple suggestions. Once you achieve your deadline give yourself a treat. It will reinforce your habit of -just do it and do it now-. Follow these steps and you will be able to overcome procrastination, which will help you develop a positive attitude towards life. Positive attitude will lead you towards success. Here I would like to suggest the parents to teach time management and discipline to their children so as to help them prevent from developing the habit of procrastination. Article Source: http://www.saching.com About Author / Additional Info: Additional Articles: * How to Dress Smart - Right dressing can boost your confidence! * iPhone Addiction: Overcome iPhone obsession or Smart phone addiction * Easy methods of motivating staff, other than Salary-Monetary benefits. * Death - The ultimate reality but a kind suggestion to God!! * Blood donation - A noble act. The World Blood Donor Day. Does this article violate or infringe on your copyright ? It is a violation of our terms for authors to submit content which they did not write and claim it as their own. If this article infringes on your copyrights, then use our Contact us form with the detailed proof of infringement along with the offending article's title, URL and writer name. If you do not hear back from us then contact us again in another 10 days. Thank you. Comments on this article: (0 comments so far) * Additional comments are now closed for this article *
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