OVERCOMING OVERCOMING PROCRASTINATIONPROCRASTINATION

Presented by Katherine Ward Presented by Katherine Ward

Susan Fowler WoodringSusan Fowler WoodringConsultant, Speaker, Trainer, Consultant, Speaker, Trainer,

and Authorand Author

Five Questions for You to Five Questions for You to Consider:Consider:1.1. When do you procrastinate at When do you procrastinate at

school or work? What kinds of school or work? What kinds of tasks?tasks?

2.2. When do you procrastinate in other When do you procrastinate in other areas of life?areas of life?

3.3. What do you put off at home?What do you put off at home?4.4. What do you put off in personal What do you put off in personal

relationships?relationships?5.5. What do you put off in your What do you put off in your

financial life?financial life?

Four Underlying CausesFour Underlying Causes

Fear of FailureFear of Failure Lack of DisciplineLack of Discipline Perfection ParalysisPerfection Paralysis Fear of SuccessFear of Success

OVERCOMING FEAR OF OVERCOMING FEAR OF FAILUREFAILURE

1. GOALS APPROACH1. GOALS APPROACH

S=SPECIFICS=SPECIFIC M=MEASURABLEM=MEASURABLE A=ACTION ORIENTEDA=ACTION ORIENTED R=REALISTICR=REALISTIC T=TIME-BOUNDT=TIME-BOUND

1. INCHWORM TECHNIQUE1. INCHWORM TECHNIQUE

Break tasks on your “to-do” Break tasks on your “to-do” list down into manageable list down into manageable sizes.sizes.

Use smallest task to get Use smallest task to get started. started.

3. REWARD SYSTEM3. REWARD SYSTEM““Some day is not a day of the Some day is not a day of the

week.”week.”

Plan reasonable rewards for Plan reasonable rewards for yourself for performing tasks yourself for performing tasks you might ordinarily put off.you might ordinarily put off.

4. BEHAVIOR CONTRACT4. BEHAVIOR CONTRACT

Write out a personal contract Write out a personal contract for yourself or work with a for yourself or work with a friend or coach.friend or coach.

CONTROLLING LACK OF CONTROLLING LACK OF DISCIPLINE DISCIPLINE

TIMETIME

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO:WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO:

SPEND TIME?SPEND TIME?

INVEST TIME?INVEST TIME?

WASTE TIME?WASTE TIME?

21 DAY CARD/JOURNAL21 DAY CARD/JOURNAL

Set a daily goal for yourself.Set a daily goal for yourself. Check off every day that you Check off every day that you

achieve that goal.achieve that goal.

URGENCY ANDURGENCY ANDIMPORTANCE MATRIXIMPORTANCE MATRIX

I. I. IMPORTANT/ URGENTIMPORTANT/ URGENT III. III. IMPORTANT/NOTIMPORTANT/NOT

URGENTURGENT

III. III. NOT IMPORTANT/NOT IMPORTANT/

URGENTURGENTIV. IV. NOT IMPORTANT/NOTNOT IMPORTANT/NOT

URGENTURGENT

CLASSIFY YOUR TASKSCLASSIFY YOUR TASKS

I.I. Important and UrgentImportant and UrgentII.II. Important, but Not Important, but Not

UrgentUrgentIII.III. Not Important, but Not Important, but

UrgentUrgentIV.IV. Not Important and Not Not Important and Not

UrgentUrgent

Copy This StatementCopy This Statement

““Every single day, starting Every single day, starting immediately, set aside a block of immediately, set aside a block of prime time to work on something prime time to work on something important that does not need to important that does not need to be done today.”be done today.”

Ed BlissEd Bliss Getting Things DoneGetting Things Done

(A Quadrant 2 activity)(A Quadrant 2 activity)

MASTER LIST/DAILY PLAN MASTER LIST/DAILY PLAN SYSTEMSYSTEM

Maintain an annual Master Plan Maintain an annual Master Plan of tasks and goals. of tasks and goals.

Pencil in the month you will Pencil in the month you will accomplish each.accomplish each.

Transfer annual tasks and Transfer annual tasks and goals to a Daily Planner, which goals to a Daily Planner, which you update every 24 hours.you update every 24 hours.

DEALING WITH DEALING WITH PERFECTION PARALYSISPERFECTION PARALYSIS

Consider the importance of Consider the importance of excellence rather than excellence rather than perfection.perfection.

““Get it down, then get it Get it down, then get it right.” right.”

Jimmy Colono Jimmy Colono Co-founder of Career TrackCo-founder of Career Track

Learn to trust your Learn to trust your INTUITION.INTUITION.

1.1. Make predictions and see Make predictions and see how often they are correct.how often they are correct.

2.2. Make some decisions Make some decisions quickly. Flip a coin now and quickly. Flip a coin now and then!then!

3.3. Do nothing for five to ten Do nothing for five to ten minutes several times a day.minutes several times a day.

HOW TO SUCCEED HOW TO SUCCEED WITHOUT FEARWITHOUT FEAR

““An average performer is goal An average performer is goal driven.driven.

A peak performer is mission A peak performer is mission driven.”driven.”

Charles GarfieldCharles Garfield

*You can list your goals. What *You can list your goals. What is your mission?is your mission?

MISSION STATEMENTMISSION STATEMENT

Write your Write your personal/professional personal/professional mission statement.mission statement.

It should be so important It should be so important that it will transcend your that it will transcend your fears.fears.

FEARS AND GOALSFEARS AND GOALS Take just 60 seconds and Take just 60 seconds and

list the 10 things you love list the 10 things you love most in life.most in life.

Use your 10 Loves List to Use your 10 Loves List to create goals to work create goals to work through your fears.through your fears.

WILL POWERWILL POWERWON’T POWERWON’T POWER

Be clear with yourself and Be clear with yourself and others about what you will others about what you will and won’t do on the job and and won’t do on the job and in your personal life.in your personal life.

Say NO more often.Say NO more often.

OVERCOMING OVERCOMING PROCRASTINATIONPROCRASTINATION

What can you use right now?What can you use right now? What will help you in your job What will help you in your job

search?search? What will help you on the job?What will help you on the job? What will improve your personal What will improve your personal

life?life? What will make you a more What will make you a more

successful human being?successful human being?

Evaluation QuestionsEvaluation QuestionsUse:Use:

a. Strongly agreea. Strongly agreeb. Agreeb. Agreec. Disagreec. Disagreed. Strongly disagreed. Strongly disagreee. Don’t knowe. Don’t know

1.1. I found the presentation of material easy to I found the presentation of material easy to understand.understand.

2.2. This Advantage session increased my knowledge on This Advantage session increased my knowledge on the subject presented.the subject presented.

3.3. I will be able to use some of the information from this I will be able to use some of the information from this Advantage session in the future.Advantage session in the future.

4.4. The presenter was well prepared for this advantage The presenter was well prepared for this advantage session.session.

5.5. This presentation should be repeated in future This presentation should be repeated in future semesters.semesters.