I am not even going to make excuses for not posting yesterday except to say I have been lacking motivation the last couple of days. We are in the process of moving and that is taking up a lot of my time, energy and thoughts. I found this really interesting article on-line today though and really wanted to share it.

The link if you want to read the rest of this information on-line is here.

Here’s why they say we procrastinate:

1. Avoidance: We often disguise our avoidance by being very busy doing things that may be interesting, and even useful, things that don’t contribute to our goals.

2. Fear of failure and self-doubt: Judging yourself as not good enough or worried that others won’t like or accept you, you may keep putting off getting started or getting finished with a project. You may even convince yourself that failing at a small task will result in devastating consequences.

3. Feeling overwhelmed: This can directly related to not being able to get your thoughts around everything on your list. This bout of stress can be more related to the large amount of commitments you may have.

4. Lack of commitment: No desire to get the job done, no matter what because of the inability to distinguish between what is important and what is unimportant.

5. Low Self-Esteem: You may insist upon a high level of performance even though you may feel inadequate or incapable of actually achieving that level.

6. Not A High Enough Priority: You have challenges evaluating your obligations and demands and prioritizing them.

7. Perfectionism: This can referral to “starts and spurts” in your performance, meaning that you go on a cleaning spree, or attack a task with great energy and then slump back in exhaustion after having exasperated, irritated, or alienated everyone around you.

8. Resentment: When you tell yourself that you have to do something, you’re implying that you’re being forced to do it.

9. Undervaluing the Rewards: you feel that the effort to complete the task (almost any task) would not be worth the rewards.

10. You Just Plain Don’t Want To:

So why do you procrastinate? How do you find your motivation when you are lacking the desire to just get moving?