Why do we procrastinate? #procrastinate
Hello Eagles! How is everybody doing? It's Mother Eagle here. Well, I'm glad you guys are joining me for this live. Today, well it's morning over here in LA. I'm getting my coffee. I was wondering, why do we put off things, why do we procrastinate? Yes, I know, you can go on Google and read up on all the reasons we put off things. The goal is so big, we are unmotivated, all kind of things.
But, then I was thinking, "Why do we really, really, really procrastinate?" (Hi, thanks for joining me. Tell us where you're from in the comments.) I really wanted to get to the root of why we put off things. One exercise I know to do, is every time you're trying to get to the root of a personal development issue, is to ask, "Why? Why not?" You have to drill down to almost seven levels of asking why? Every time you get an answer, you ask why, again? With a piece of paper and a pen, get to that issue you're putting off. Ask yourself, why have you put it off? First you say maybe, "Lack of time." Then ask yourself, why? again. Then, maybe you say, "Lack of time." Then keep asking, why? You'll end up somewhere, where maybe it's fear, or just the inability to just do things. Some things just need to get done.
It's not the money, it's not the lack of motivation, it's none of that. But, the little root at the bottom is maybe, I don't know, laziness or something. Procrastination can hinder you in every possible way. (Hi Justin, thanks for joining!) Procrastination can hinder you in all kinds of ways, because of the illusion of the things we think we may need. How about if you just go ahead and do it? How about if you have faith, that as you do what you think is logical to do in this moment, the next door will open as you go along.
This video, I guess the encouragement here is find that thing you know you need to do. You know you have put off for a long time, but it's necessary to do. Find a logical step that you can do right now, then start doing it. Yes, because sometimes when we look at the whole spectrum of things that need to get done, to get to where we are going. It may look so big, and we fail to start. But, take it just a day at a time. Pick one thing that you can do towards where you're going, and that should be … that should help. Because, sometimes we just assume. Do you know there are projects that you can have, that you've sat on maybe for five years? Is it really the money? Maybe not. Is it really lack of motivation, and you said in those five years you were not motivated at some point? If you were motivated, you chose to put your motivation somewhere else.
You keep thinking about these things, and you realize procrastination, it's a dream stealer. It steals dreams. Face it, pick that project that you want, and get started. Let's see here who is on the line. (Hi Adam, welcome! Brenda, welcome …) Justin is saying, "Fear for me …" Okay, yes Justin. Yes, fear is a real issue when it comes to transitioning from nine to five, to self-employment. Your faith has to be built, and you have to walk through your fears. One, if you go to Lifethenfinance.com, I wrote an article there. I'll post it below. It's called, "Transitioning from nine to five, dealing with fear and anxiety." I know that because I dealt with that many years ago when I was transitioning from corporate, to owning my own business. I was so afraid. I would wake up at night anxious. But then, it was the idea that I was doing something different, the idea that I was breaking away from the pack that made me so scared.
But, as I went down working through each fear one at a time, you come to find that you can invalidate all of them. Especially when you have a place, and you transition slowly. For example, in Justin's case, you can start building that retail business while you are at work, and you start transitioning through slowly. (Hi John Paul, glad to see you here!) You can build that business, and you start transitioning slowly. The more the business works out, the more confidence you'll get. And, you start working out all those little, little things of, "Do I have the proper suppliers? If I need to make a change, am I employing the right people? Did I train them?"
You'll be okay. Anyway, the topic for today is work out that procrastination so that your dream is not killed. Let me see here, "You're right, because I've been having sleepless nights." Yes Justin, it happens to the best of us. Don't feel like you're failing, no. There are many emotions that come with doing something different. Yes, you will encounter all kinds of new challenges that will test your abilities. Guess what? You will grow through them, there will be less ones, there will be stepping stones to the next level. Just deal with one issue at a time. Just remember, you're moving from one level to another, and God himself is guiding, and protecting you, and showing you the way. He'll bring the right people to guide you through every level as you go.
Well guys, I better go. It's nice chatting with you always. It's Mother Eagle here, I love you. Take care. Bye.
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