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| General Interest |
Overcoming Procrastination By Joan Kisver, WorkSmart
September 9 has been set aside as Fight Procrastination Day. We all know that procrastination should be fought every day.
Procrastination is the reason we find ourselves in our particular state of disorganization. It is a vicious cycle. We originally become disorganized because we have procrastinated. We have procrastinated about making decisions. Clutter is delayed decision. When the situation gets out of hand, we procrastinate more because it has become so overwhelming that we don't want to deal with it. The longer we procrastinate, the worse it gets. The worse it gets, the more overwhelming and the more we procrastinate.
There are many reasons why we procrastinate. The task is unpleasant, boring or unmanageable. Some procrastinators are afraid of failing. Other procrastinators fear success. Other procrastinators may lack discipline.
Procrastinators always have excuses. They say they are too busy. They believe they have plenty of time to complete a particular project.
How can you stop procrastinating? First, make up your mind to stop. Don't ever feel that you have all the time in the world. As we all know, the unexpected always happens. If a task is unmanageable or boring, break it up into smaller segments. If you are working on an unmanageable project at work, schedule each segment on your calendar to insure that you finish the project by its deadline. Reward yourself for completing a project on time. Tackle unpleasant tasks first and get them out of the way.
Once we have decided to stop procrastinating, every day will be Fight Procrastination Day.
About the Author
| Joan Kisver has been a Professional Organizer since 1994. She is the
Principal at WorkSmart, a
Florida-based Professional Organizing company. To visit the WorkSmart web site, click here. |
WorkSmart |
She offers residential and office organizing. She also offers on-site workshops to corporations. She has appeared on local Miami news programs. Her business has been profiled in the Miami Herald and has been interviewed for articles on organizing in the Miami Herald, Sun-Sentinel and ABWA's Women in Business Magazine. She is also a member of the National Association of Professional Organizers. She is the author of a tips booklet titled, "50 Ways To Lose Your Clutter". To contact Joan about her services, ask a question or order her booklet call (305) 936-0989, fax (305) 932-9368 or e-mail her at wrksmrt@aol.com. You may write to her c/o WorkSmart, P.O. Box 800443, Aventura, FL 33280-0443.
© Copyright 1999 by Joan Kisver. All Rights Reserved. Re-printed with permission.
