Mar 9, 2022
Welcome back to the Unlimited Potential Show! Today we talk about something that most, if not all, of us have experienced at one time or another. Procrastination is more than not finishing our “to-do” list, it's a choice that determines whether we fail or succeed later in life…
Welcome back to the Unlimited Potential Show! Now, of course, we’re not saying that if you’ve ever procrastinated that you’re going to fail. Join us for part one in a two-part series as we talk about the habit of procrastination and how you can break free to make real steps towards your goals. We discuss the dangers of procrastinating and how it may creep up in more ways than one.
Listen in as we talk about the different causes of procrastination, like overwhelm, obligation, and self-criticism, and how these may cause procrastination to pop up in different areas of your life. You don’t have to be scrolling social media to be procrastinating, you’ll learn about the ways procrastination can disguise itself as productivity, plus our top tips to overcome procrastination in easily actionable steps!
Hit play and gain the tools you’ll need to upgrade your productivity and discipline! For more resources, check out the links below!
More Of What’s Inside:
- Celebrating baby number 2!
- The #1 reason entrepreneurs fail
- Tips to reduce overwhelm
- How to step away from self-criticism
- Common excuses for why we procrastinate
- What being productive really means
- The antidote to procrastination
- Discipline vs. Hardwork
- The 3 step framework to stop procrastinating
- Learning to clarify your process
- Practice committing to the hard stuff
- And much more!
LINKS:
- Wiki article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Kilimanjaro
- Website: https://www.alwaysonpurpose.com/
- Wiki article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson%27s_law
- Book: https://www.amazon.com/Think-Again-Power-Knowing-What/dp/1984878107
- Book: https://www.amazon.com/Originals-audiobook/dp/B01A7Q61LI
- Website: https://www.adamgrant.net/
- Website: https://www.vishen.com/
- Website: https://www.mindvalley.com/
- Wiki Article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes
- Wiki Article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derren_Brown
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Episode Minute By Minute:
- 0:02 - A peek into the episode
- 0:53 - What we cover today!
- 1:53 - Life with a second baby
- 5:01 - Committing to a vision
- 9:01 - Topic conversation starts
- 13:36 - The first cause of procrastination
- 18:14 - More causes of procrastination
- 21:40 - The three types of procrastination
- 26:55 - Procrastination’s antidote
- 31:38 - How to upgrade your discipline
- 35:29 - Gaining clarity in your vision
- 40:55 - Simplifying your tasks
- 43:10 - Closing thoughts