I have a huge, time-sensitive project that I need to tackle. One of the things that makes my life the most uncomfortable is that I tend to procrastinate. This particular project was going to be on a time crunch anyway because I didn’t get the names that I needed as early as I would have liked. Although I could have had the initial design made and popped their information in when I got them. It would have made the project much easier.
I’m always excited when I get a new project, or an idea and I’ve been mulling over this project for quite a while. Now it’s crunch time. I can only hope that it will be completed by the deadline. I know I have the tenacity the trick will be getting the designs into production to get them back in time.
Why do I procrastinate? Sometimes it has to do with fear. Usually, that fear is around reaching out to someone to get the information that I need. In this case, I could have had a few things set up that I would have then only needed to implement.
One of my biggest challenges around procrastination is not wanting to pick up the phone and call someone. As an introvert, it’s hard for me to speak up in the first place. If I must pick up the phone and call someone it’s even easier to put that off. No one will ever know if I don’t call if it’s not a phone appointment. So, I will wait until the last possible minute to do it. This can very easily mean that I push or even miss a deadline.
A huge place where people tend to procrastinate, myself included, is self-care. We will put everything and everyone before ourselves. We don’t set boundaries or do those things that would take care of us.
I know when I was caregiving for Mike my needs always came last. Until I was diagnosed with breast cancer then he pushed me to take care of myself. I’ve learned a lot about taking care of myself since then. This summer I took myself to Hawaii and on a photography retreat to a ranch in Montana. Both times were strictly for me, and I guarded the time to go passionately.
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