Rhonda Rabow’s Newsletter
Rhonda Rabow, M.A.
Are you a procrastinator?
We all procrastinate from time to time. Whether it is washing the dishes, going to the gym, starting that diet, or finishing the book. When procrastination grows from being a "once in the while annoyance" to sabotaging us from success; we have developed an issue with procrastination.
Could you be a procrastinator? Take this quiz and find out.
- Do you often come up with excuses to postpone your work?
- Does your life feel full of obligations that you struggle to meet?
- Do you find yourself putting off important jobs to carry out unimportant tasks?
- Do you talk about projects with no clear terms of when the project is to be completed?
- Do you spend a lot of time researching a project or task but never get around to starting or finishing it?
- Do you keep starting new projects before finishing the existing ones?
- Do you delay working on important tasks until the last minute and use the panic to motivate you to move?
- Are you easily distracted by other things?
- Do you find yourself wasting time just before working?
- Does your procrastination create stress or anxiety?
- Has your procrastination ever affected your personal or professional relationships?
If you have answered "yes" to 4 or more questions, procrastination may be becoming a serious issue with you that can sabotage your success as well as negatively affect your friendships and family relationships.
Tips to overcome procrastination:
- Make lists
- Over-estimate the tme you think it will take to accomplish a task
- Stick to time limits
- Break up big jobs into smaller tasks, that can be accomplished within a short time frame
- Ask yourself what could be the subconscious reasons for this self-sabotage?
- Consider if it could be due to fear of success or failure
- Consider if it could be due to rebellion
- Consider if it could be due to feeling overwhelmed
- Consider if it could be due to not feeling competent
- Consider if it could be due to depression
- Consider if it could be due to lack of motivation, to name a few
The clearer you are on the reasons behind this self-sabotage, the easier it will be to find the tools to overcome the chronic procrastination.
Empowerment quote
People of ten say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily. Zig Ziglar
Please pass this forward to any friends, family and colleagues who are also on the journey towards self-growth and empowerment.
Empowerment Quote:
We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible. Vince Lombardi
Please feel free to pass this newsletter along to any interested friends or family members. You can see previous articles by visiting my websites at www.helphelpmerhonda.ca and www.rhondarabow.com
Warm regards,
Rhonda Rabow, M.A.
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Recommended books and Readings -
From Panic to Power by Lucinda Bassett
Healing Grief by James Van Praagh
Guest Rhonda discussing Anxiety on CJAD radio,
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Best wishes for all.
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