{"id":27795,"date":"2021-03-03T20:02:03","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T00:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=27795"},"modified":"2021-03-06T21:33:36","modified_gmt":"2021-03-07T01:33:36","slug":"to-procrastinate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/to-procrastinate\/","title":{"rendered":"You Don’t Want to Procrastinate on Your Dreams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Do you find yourself making excuses<\/a> for why you can’t achieve your goals<\/a>? Do you find it easier to procrastinate than to put energy into making your dreams come true<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Procrastination is an easy form of self-sabotage; there\u2019s no shortage of fun things you can do to procrastinate. However, when you go for it instead of finding excuses, you can change your life<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep reading for tips on how not to procrastinate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

To Procrastinate Is to <\/strong>Make Excuses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re serious about changing your life<\/a>, you\u2019ll find a way. If you\u2019re not, you\u2019ll find an excuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Procrastination is an easy form of self-sabotage; there\u2019s no shortage of fun things you can do to procrastinate, as well as people eager to procrastinate with you. One form of procrastination is simply not going for a challenge or experience we really want because we tell ourselves we\u2019re \u201cnot qualified.\u201d What we\u2019re really saying is that we\u2019re too scared to do it, not that we can\u2019t do it. <\/strong>We talk ourselves out of going for an opportunity because we lack the experience or qualifications, but in reality, what we lack is the determination to do what we need to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We put a ton of energy in to coming up with excuses why we can\u2019t be, do, or have what we want; what if we focused all that energy on going for it instead?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In actuality, we know more than we give ourselves credit for, we\u2019re drawn to things we\u2019re naturally good at, there\u2019s no better teacher than necessity, and passion trumps fear. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To illustrate this the author of You Are a Badass<\/em> shares how she blustered her way into an event planning job out of college for an Ethnic Folk Arts festival. She had no direct experience or qualifications, but she did really want the job. She ended up getting it and knocking it out of the park, rising to the occasion, working hard, believing in herself and doing whatever it took to make the event successful. In hindsight she realized that she had many qualities that made her suited for the job \u2014 people skills, organization \u2014 even though on paper she may have looked unqualified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you go for it instead of finding excuses, you can change your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tips to Help Stop Procrastinating<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n