Begin by finding a comfortable position and allow your body to begin to relax.
Notice where your body is the most tense.
And take a few moments to relax these tense areas.
Breath in and relax your hands as you exhale,
Palms facing up.
Breath in and relax your legs with your next breath.
Breath in and relax your face as you exhale again.
Keep breathing slowly and calmly.
Letting your body relax a bit more with each breath out.
Release tension.
Each time you exhale,
Release the tension.
Letting your body think,
Relax,
Kind of becoming loose.
Now let's talk about overcoming procrastination.
The first step in overcoming procrastination is to examine the behavior.
Think about some of the things you have been putting off recently.
It could be a paper for university,
But it might be something that has nothing to do with the academic,
Like having an important conversation with someone about some difficult stuff.
Now just focus on one of these tasks and think about the reasons for your procrastination.
Why have you been putting off this task?
There are a number of possible reasons you have been procrastinating.
Here are some possibilities.
Perhaps you have been putting off this task because it is something you do not enjoy doing.
Maybe there are other activities that you choose to do first and the task you procrastinate is not a priority.
Maybe you fear failure.
Perhaps you put off even beginning the task because you want to do it perfectly.
Perhaps you think the task does not absolutely have to be done yet and you will get it closer to the time you need to have it completed.
It may be any of these reasons,
But still we will work on some of the following affirmations that can help you with overcoming procrastination.
You can repeat these affirmations in your head in silence after me.
First affirmation.
I have been putting off this task and I am aware of the reasons I have been procrastinating but I know this behavior only hurts me.
I have been putting off this task and I am aware of the reasons I have been procrastinating but I know this behavior only hurts me.
When faced with doing things I do not enjoy,
I will begin them right away and then reward myself afterward by doing things I enjoy even more.
When faced with doing things I do not enjoy,
I will begin them right away and then reward myself afterward by doing things I enjoy even more.
Third affirmation.
I can eliminate tasks that are not important and spend my time on the things that matter.
I will not leave unimportant things on my to do list because it just creates stress.
Again,
I can eliminate tasks that are not important and spend my time on the things that matter.
I will not leave unimportant things on my to do list because it creates stress.
Last affirmation.
I don't have to do things perfectly.
Nothing is perfect,
I can make my best effort and that is already enough.
It's ok to do things imperfectly.
In fact,
Doing things imperfectly is the only way to do them.
What I can do is plan for imperfection and that's alright.
Again,
It's ok to do things imperfectly.
In fact,
Doing things imperfectly is the only way to do them.
Now that you have repeated these affirmations for overcoming procrastination,
Just relax for a few moments.
Let these ideas sink in yourself.
Thank you.
