Stop Procrastinating & Thrive – High-Performance Coaching

You sit down to work, open your laptop, and feel that it’s just about time you reorganized that spice rack. Who hasn’t been there?

Studies show that about 20% of all adults procrastinate chronically, which is a lot more common than one may think. Procrastination can block us from reaching our goals and waste our precious time.¹

Support like high-performance coaching can help you stop procrastinating so you can start taking responsibility for your time and achieve your goals.

What Is Procrastination & How Does It Impact Us?

You are not lazy. Procrastination is a psychological behavior that tends to make us avoid tasks in favor of more enjoyable activities that ‘feel nice’ and have instant gratification.

About 95% of people admit to procrastinating at some point or another ². Things aren’t getting any easier with always-on connectivity through our mobile phones and digital temptations like social media.

We live in a state of choice overload that results in decision paralysis, sometimes the easiest thing to do is nothing at all.

These two factors, motivation and procrastination, can dramatically affect our lives, resulting in stress, depression, and anxiety, among other mental health issues.

Besides, procrastination is one of the biggest wastes of time; time spent scrolling on TikTok could have been hours spent with your loved ones or working on a side hustle.

Why Do We Procrastinate?

It’s not like we don’t know that procrastination is bad, so why is overcoming procrastination so hard?

Fear of failure – Sometimes, our goals or that particular task may be so big that we would rather not do it at all, and thus it becomes an even bigger task.
Lack of clarity – Tasks that may seem huge or perhaps vague can help shut down the functioning of our brains since it feels like they are not achievable.
Instant gratification – Dopamine hits are so accessible; our phones are just a touch away, with social media to scroll through, Netflix offering the latest series, or you could get up and get a snack. Why do that report when you can do these fun tasks instead?
Perfectionism – If we can’t do it perfectly, then we can’t do it, right? Wrong! That’s just a brain trick we tell ourselves to protect ourselves from failure and criticism.
Motivation – It’s said that 41% of people procrastinate because they don’t feel like doing the task.³

Strategies For Overcoming Procrastination

The good news is, you can conquer procrastination with a coach and through certain actionable strategies and tips that help one break the procrastination cycle.

A high-performance coach will most likely follow this framework –

Break Tasks Down

The big projects, goals, or tasks often seem daunting and overwhelming. Coaches will help you break these down into smaller steps that are more achievable. Suppose you have to write a report, your task might be to ‘write the outline’ to get started.

To get moving, coaches often use the 5-minute rule as advice to procrastinators, which is basically setting a timer for 5 minutes and doing as much of a task as possible.

Set Realistic Deadlines

Setting deadlines can help instill a sense of urgency in you so you stop procrastinating and get the work done as soon as possible.

People who procrastinate generally tend to work well under timers but not under unreasonable deadlines. When the deadline is too urgent, procrastination tends to worsen.

Time blocking is also a helpful technique for procrastinators since it helps them stay on track with time.

Accountability

Accountability will increase your likelihood of reaching your goals by 65%.⁴ Sharing your goals with a coach or friend in which they check in will help you once and for all eliminate procrastination.

Reward

Once you finally finish your task, treat yourself! Through positive reinforcement, you build habits and make beating procrastination motivating.

High Motivation & Procrastination Elimination With High-Performance Coaching

A high-performance coach can help you understand what’s holding you back from being the most powerful version of yourself.

Coaches don’t just push you harder; they take their time to learn your habits and mindsets create an action plan that is personalized just for, with check-ins to ensure your staying on track.

Overcoming procrastination doesn’t need to be hard; check out more details on our high-performance coaching program here.

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