Working Conversations Episode 90:

Why Procrastination is Your Friend (and How to Beat it Anyway)

Do you ever ALMOST sit down at the keyboard to write that work report, or important email, or maybe even a novel?  But then you choose to do something else instead?  Maybe answer email or clean your desk?

Our old friend procrastination shows up and keeps us from doing the important task. It happens to me every week when I sit down in the studio to record the latest episode of this podcast.  Just when I’m about to start the important work of bringing you new ideas for the week ahead . . . some menial tasks show up and beg for my attention… and those tasks seem much more appealing than the steps for recording a podcast.

Sometimes, those tasks will bring me to the end of my work day. Then the podcast will have to wait to be recorded until the next day — In short, I procrastinate.

In this episode, I tackle the issue of procrastination. I unravel the reasons why we procrastinate and how can we move through it so that it doesn’t take over our productivity.

The good thing is that procrastination brings tremendous value. I explain what that is in this episode.

Listen and catch the full episode here or wherever you listen to podcasts. Know that I’ve got your back as you work to bust up your procrastination and your resistance to bringing your gifts to the world. 

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HERE’S WHAT WE’RE GOING TO DIG INTO IN THIS EPISODE:

1. Why we procrastinate.
2. What is the tremendous value that procrastination brings.
3. What are the tactical maneuvers you can do to bust through procrastination.
4. How to use seven strategies  to beat procrastination.

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

The War of Art: Break Through Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield

Episode 87: 6 Ways to Overcome Perfectionism