Welcome to my Pep Talk!

I come from a long line of………………wait for it……….……procrastinators!

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You may have seen the joke:

I’m such a good crastinator… that I went pro!

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Sorry, I had to do it! Anyway, the point is, (if I ever get to it) I often put off until tomorrow what I could do today, which is not the way it’s supposed to go.

Can anyone relate? Am I a lone voice shouting in the wilderness, or are there others?

I have battled this tendency all my life, with some success. I have managed to raise a family, teach for 30 years, and keep body and soul together. Yet I have postponed pursuing some of my deepest ambitions. Frankly, I’m running out of time.

Causes of procrastination —

Why do I procrastinate? Lately, I have scrutinized the root causes of what may be slowing me down and found ways to get past them, at least some of the time. Maybe some of this applies to you as well.

Feeling overwhelmed:

So much to do and so little time! Life is hectic for most of us. I’m still a full-time teacher, and I work two side hustles. Add onto that trying to launch my writing online and manage a household and personal life, and I have a recipe for…