You wake up, today’s the day you are going to take on the world, you are going to make 
your mark and be all that you are meant to be…
But hold on, you’ve got to prepare breakfast, do the washing, drop the kids to school or make your way to the office. In fact whilst you hear the voice of action calling you, there just happens to be more than one voice and sorry, the one that shouts loudest wins!
Welcome to the world of procrastination! With all the best intentions in the world moving away from procrastination is a tough one. People, generally, have become accustomed to getting through the day and doing whatever it takes to make that happen. Going through the motions…
When you tell yourself you are going to do something different the mind goes into auto reject as if to say ‘What were you thinking? Who are you kidding? or ‘There’s real work to be done, get over yourself!’
This is you cheating you. Not doing the grand plan can always be blamed on more pressing tasks.
So how do you get past this hideous time-consuming creature? You block out time for the very things you want to do and accomplish and make it non-movable time (with the exception of high-level challenges that require your full attention).
You have to make a conscious decision to change; you have to do the work. There is no one on the planet that will do it for you! So once again you are at the door of taking responsibility and committing to the things that are important enough to you to have given them thought.
That book you wanted to write? That online Ebay shop you have got tons of stuff for; that new cookbook that you have been toying with using for over 2 months… Make it happen!
You deserve to put energy and time into the things that are important to you; be sure they are important enough. Procrastination is yours for the killing; you just need to kill it!
Expel Procrastination
There’s the task, staring you in the face, begging to be done and you stare back and you suddenly think of something else you need to do; not as important but easier… oh dear, you’ve got the ‘P’ syndrome. Nip it in the bud! Break down the task into manageable pieces (planning) and press on. It won’t go away; it’ll just keep on nagging you for attention.
Ask yourself:
- What is the task/thing I want to do/achieve?
- Why am I avoiding it?
- If I complete it, what else will I be able to do?
- Am I ready to do it now?
- Date started:
- To finish by:
- List bite-size steps to get you over the finishing line
Live Blissfully,
YvonneB
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A catalyst for change, Yvonne Bignall is a breath of fresh air in the extraordinary way she helps women 50+ to reconnect with life & their innate power through radical self-care, guilt-free!
She supports, encourages, and inspires women to prioritise their health, one bitesize action at a time. Her work is challenging as it navigates through difficult conversations, listening & observing how women’s health issues have been:
❊ Undermined
❊ Under-resourced &
❊ Swept under the carpet
She helps women to recognise & unpack old scripts that still (sadly enough) tell them that their value derives from their level of caregiving of others, their output. The truth is it is the input, the ability to resource self, which provides women with the energy required to realise their true potential.
Along with her team, she explores the thoughts, behaviour & habits, often born out of guilt, gender expectations, and reinforced narratives, with curiosity (not judgment), discarding the unhelpful, whilst reclaiming innate power through the creation of new patterns, restoring a sense of self, outside of societal expectations. In her opinion, this allows women to:
✔ Develop an elevated level of self-awareness
✔ Build / rebuild their confidence & self-belief
✔ Value all of who they are and invest time in who they want to be at their best
A self-care warrior, an encourager & inspirer, Yvonne is today an award-winning Women’s Health Advocate, Published Author, and an International Presenter. She is also a Radio Show Host and a Podcaster.
Yvonne is focused on building a community of women, www.PermissionToThrive.online, who are ready to reclaim their right to self-care, guilt-free, and who prioritise their health without apology, role-modeling behaviour & habits that inform generations to come of their true value.
She also advocates for self-care over burnout in the workplace, delivering practical webinars in the corporate space. In her own words, “It is time for employees to prioritise their wellbeing. How will they deliver their best work without it?”
One of her favourite quotes comes from Eleanor Brown, ‘Rest and self-care are so important. When you take time to replenish your spirit, it allows you to serve others from the overflow. You cannot serve from an empty vessel’
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