Now I can finally lock procrastination out of my life
It can be embarrassing being that person who constantly feels compelled to talk and talk and talk about what they’re planning to do – their plans for that day, or for that week, or for next month… only to constantly show others that they didn’t follow through, yet again.
I think I’ve heard about that kind of person.
Or might have known one.
Or ok, maybe… I was one.
But today it’s all different.
Today I’m frequently told by other people that one of the things they admire most about me is that I always do what I say I’m going to do.
I actually never realized this about myself, and certainly not on a level that was noticeable to others, but once it was pointed out to me more than a few times, I realized that yes, I can see that this is what I try to do for the most part.
There are reasons for this.
The habit of following through with my intention for any particular day, didn’t develop overnight.
It developed gradually and on an almost unconscious level, from a basic need to adapt to the ongoing requirements in life that I experienced as someone with mild learning and processing challenges.
It seems that the need to keep on top of things in life has always been more pronounced for me than for others, but I never knew of a fool-proof method to get on top of it. This all started to change with the practice of Reiki.
There is so much writing on the subject of procrastination, both today and in the past, and though I eagerly consumed as much of it as I could, none of it seemed to affect much change in my ways.
It wasn’t until I started making progress with organization in all areas of my daily life, that I started to see myself actually following through with the things I wanted to do and planned to do, and spoke out loud about doing.
Over time, I had instinctively learned and refined a set of tactics and approaches that have been able to bring me the joys, pleasures and feelings of relief and accomplishment that is a result of following through with goals. I was, and still am able to feel Reiki’s healing support and guidance leading me, or pulling me through each effort.
Almost every functioning and coping skill I have now is the result of a learned set of survival skills that I’ve practiced over time by utilizing energy healing.
These are skills that I’ve chosen to live by, as a path toward gaining the quality of life that I desired.
The opposite end of this approach would have continued to result in letting procrastination take over and sabotage my dreams, goals and productivity.
Do you feel like you might benefit from setting yourself up in these ways as well? If so, then I’d love to share with you the ways in which I maintain my well-ordered bliss in life.
So here it is… why I no longer procrastinate:
My personal coping strategy.
Whether it’s considered healthy or unhealthy by others, the way I cope today with stresses in life, is to default to staying productive with as many of the necessary small duties as I can.
This is very different from “toxic productivity”, where one is compelled to stay as high-achieving as possible or fear risking losing momentum and falling behind.
There is an important balance to strike in order to stay on the side of healthy thriving, and not allow it to become compulsive and when we bring the practice of self-reiki into our daily lives, we are intuitively and easily guided toward this healthier and more productive balance.
I know that for many people, it’s the small stuff that can get out of hand quickly and pile up. Energy healing guides us intuitively through these small tasks with so much more enthusiasm.
Without the aid of Reiki, inertia sets in, leading to disappointment, worry and from there, bigger problems with attitude, outlook and overwhelm.
It can happen fast.
For me, my way of coping is to maintain a sense of blissful ease and security that comes from a well-ordered environment in all aspects of my life.
This works extremely well for me, I absolutely love it and needless to say – I emphatically recommend it!
But exactly how do I consistently achieve it?
Implementation of ease was the ticket, and Reiki let me feel my way through it.
As you may have read in a few of my other posts, I have a system of organization that I’ve implemented and stuck to for years now.
It centers around making absolutely everything in my life (starting at home) as easy and quickly done as possible.
It’s what allows me to be very consistent in the upkeep of what is needed for me to be productive in accessing whatever goals I have.
Because of my learning/processing differences throughout my life, I’ve experienced plenty of sabotage to my functioning, and therefore my progress.
…and therefore, my dreams.
Once I was able to set up and organize my own environment to easily meet my needs, I became free to choose any project, task or creative endeavor that occurred to me, whenever it occurred to me, regardless of how spontaneous.
That is because I knew that I had whatever materials, supplies, ingredients and equipment that was needed for any given activity I set about doing.
I know that the work spaces are clean and organized. I know where everything is and that it is easily accessed.
This includes not only the items needed but the information itself that I need to follow to get it done. The steps, the instructions, the recipes for whatever it is.
This results in a massive removal of the resistance that pops up in our heads when we feel like it’s too much of a chore because of having to figure out all those things; the supplies, ingredients, equipment and instructions.
It’s all simply not a part of my life now. Can you imagine the blissful, relaxing enjoyment of being able to approach and accomplish whatever you feel like, under these conditions?
Goals, skills and abilities now supported
With this kind of an edge, I’ve been able to design my life as I like it, and continue to do so. I have a good, long ways to go but I am enjoying the heck out of the creative process of getting there.
I know that I can learn what I want to. The power of Reiki energy allows me to follow through.
And therefore, I know that I can earn what I want to.
And I know that I don’t have to fear procrastinating on anything due to the feeling of overwhelm, as I am set up well in myself and my environment to completely support my abilities and productivity.
With that, there is nothing to dread or fear or resist starting.
Organization is the true key to achieving productivity instead of procrastination.
It’s not just some little app you need to download (though there are plenty that will help).
It’s not some huge overwhelming commitment you need to make to yourself (that doesn’t often work).
It is starting out with preparedness to support your project, one step at a time, without deadlines, commitments and pressures on yourself that are not self-serving.
Just always have your stuff ready, clean and organized for your use.
For quick ideas on how to easily implement organization of your stuff so you can prevent procrastination, check out my article on 3 tactics to crush chaos by using “mise en place” in the home!
