Procrastination is one of the most crippling behavioral and psychological challenges we human face.
Are you among those people blocked, stopped, or sidelined by this productivity killing disease?
Most people are in constant battle with trying to get solutions on how to stop procrastinating so that they can change their operation modes.
Procrastination is damaging everyone ranging from corporate CEOs, home-based business owners, solo entrepreneurs, housewives to college students.
Statistics have shown that 20% of the world's population grieves from procrastination and this number has quadrupled in the last 20 years. I suspect that the real situation is way worse than that.
Anyhow, the major cause of procrastination and lack of motivation can be summarized as confusion, vagueness and a fuzzy mind about what you need to do and why you want to do it.
Here are 5 quick ways you can use to stop procrastination today.
#1: Be Goal-Oriented
Humans cannot thrive when we are lost in the mist of uncertainty. We must know where we are going in order to progress consistently.
Therefore, the more you focus on your goals, the easier you can overcome procrastination and laziness and hit your targets.
Remember to back up your goals with plenty of emotionally driven reasons on why you are hustling. Reasons come first, answers come second.
Then, lay out the specific action steps you must take to move forward. Read that game plan aloud a few times a day so that you are constantly reminded of your core objectives, purpose and what needs to get done.
For bonus, visualize the challenges you're going to encounter and how you're going to tackle it when they appear.
#2: Adequate Sleep & Exercise

Productivity comes when you have peak energy, a clear mind and a strong functional body.
So apart from getting oxygen in to refresh your circulation during exercise, you must also give enough rejuvenation time for your body to recover.
#3: Set Deadlines
A deadline is the ultimate call-to-action tool.
People tend to procrastinate until the deadline hits. So you must set a definite time frame for yourself to complete the necessary tasks.
Make sure there are certain consequences when deadlines are not met. Sometimes you need certain pain to force yourself to stop procrastinating.
#4: Take Massive Imperfect Action And Get It Done
Perfectionists are the biggest procrastinators of all time.
When you don't publish, launch, or market your 85% awesome product, service or creation, you're not changing the world to be a better place with your inventions and that's selfish.
Never work disproportionately to get everything perfect, entrepreneurs thrive by getting things done.
Brainstorm it. Draft it. Create it. Edit it. Refine it. Publish it. And then improve upon it based on market's feedback.
#5: Raise Your Standard
You must be challenged in order to grow, to improve and to thrive in life.
The sooner you get accustomed to disappointments, criticisms and failures, the faster you figure out the success solution.
If you are used to avoiding things that may discomfort you, then you must begin doing what's hard and uncomfortable.
By occasionally doings things against your will, you are exercising your willpower muscle and developing mental toughness to face future bigger difficulties you're going to meet.
Be self-loving, self-investing and self-challenging.
Be action-taking instead of procrastinating.
Be comfortable with the uncomfortable.
And you'll surely excel in your destined path in no time.
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