Author: Deon Du Plessis

One of the most destructive effects of procrastination is the fact that it makes you feel out of control. Procrastination is like an 'invisible force' that keeps you from doing the very things you know you must do. With the increasing demands on our time and attention there seems to be an increase in procrastination as a chronic problem, especially amongst those people that want to succeed the most. Procrastination usually sets in when you feel overwhelmed by all the "have to's" in life and instead of making steady progress you take on too much without ever getting any of it done.

It's All Inside:
Procrastination is an internal process and although it might feel like it's happening to you, you are in actual fact responsible for it. This procrastination tip can help to put you back in control almost immediately. Procrastination is not an external force, but an internal response and evaluation. The simple realization that it's 'you' that are doing it to 'you,' gives you the power to do something about it.

It's All You:
When procrastination drags you down it's all too easy to think that "it just is" and that you can't do anything about it. Although it feels like you have no control, you actually do. In fact this is why you feel out of control - because you believe that you can't do anything about it.

There are two very important beliefs you need to develop to help you break free from procrastination. The first is that you CAN overcome procrastination and the second is that YOU can overcome procrastination. No one else can do it for you and because you created it, you can un-create it.