1. Procrastination
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1. Procrastination
I know what it's like to be a procrastinator. But I can tell you that I'm not one anymore. I used to procrastinate about everything. And if it wasn't procrastinating about getting started on something, I would be procrastinating about finishing it.
Many of us know what it's like to have something on our mind that we want to do, or something on our mind that we don't want to do but should do, and putting it off for as long as possible, sometimes indefinitely.
And some of you know what it's like to start things that you thought were a good idea, but then become distracted by something else, or tired, or bored, or you simply cave in to your more immediate desires (this happens a lot when people are trying to lose weight or attain a fitness goal).
Tired of Procrastination
I was like this up until my early 20's when I started to want more. I was tired of not following through with what I said I was going to do. I was also embarrassed. I mean, many of my friends were doing the same thing, but I wanted to have integrity with my words. If I said I was going to do something, I wanted to do it. I wanted to be a person that people believed when I said I would accomplish something.
The first thing I did was lose the weight I had been trying to lose for the last four or five years. I decided on a plan, and I was not going to go off of it no matter what temptations came my way. In the past, I only lasted for two or three weeks when trying to change my diet.
Around the same time, I made the decision to move to New York and study dance. I figured out how much money I would need to live for six months, and I set-up a plan to earn and save that money. I got a part-time job on top of my full time job (plus attended dance classes 3 or 4 times a week) and I worked my butt off.
Unwilling to Look Back
As I started putting money in the bank and dropping pounds, I started to feel a sense of accomplishment that I hadn't felt before. I was determined, and I wanted to reach the end. I wanted to know what the end looked like. I was too familiar with stopping in the middle.
And let me tell you, the end looks amazing. When you have a goal and you decide to go for it... even when it's hard sometimes and you have to give up old things you loved (like cake and cookies! or shopping sprees, or sleeping in), it feels so good to just do it. I learned that once you start, you can't look back... you have to keep looking forward.
Procrastination is Unnecessary Baggage
Procrastination just adds to the baggage you are carrying around. It slows you down; it burdens you, and it can be depressing. You can't fully enjoy a piece of cake when know you want to lose weight. You can't fully enjoy a relationship when you know there's something you need to communicate that you keep putting off.
I have come to hate those feelings. I don't want to carry baggage anymore, and the feeling of achievement and getting things done is too appealing. Once you do it a few times, it becomes addicting. If I sense in myself that I'm not going to do it, I just take it off my list. No need in carrying it around anymore.
Your time is too valuable. What keeps pounding in your heart that you want or need to do?
Melissa
P.S. Sometimes it's helpful to break down your goals into steps, or into a plan. Sometimes it feels too big or too overwhelming to tackle until you do this. If this is you, please contact me so I can help you figure out the best way to accomplish what you are setting out to do.
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