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Discover Your Procrastination Style

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Do you have difficulty completing a project because your own high standards have not been met?
2. yes Do you get preoccupied with details, rules, or schedules that others don’t seem to care much about?
3. yes Do you think a lot about things you want to accomplish, but rarely get them off the ground?
4. yes Do you wait for opportunities to drop into your lap rather than take an active, “go get “'em” approach?
5. yes Do you paralyze yourself before starting a project, worrying so much about the ‘what ifs” that you are too anxious to do the task
6. yes Do you hesitate to leave your comfort zone, avoiding situations that might cause stress or anxiety?
7. yes Do you become sulky, irritable or argumentative when asked to do a task that you don’t want to do?
8. yes Do you take offense at suggestions from others regarding how you could be more productive?
9. yes Do you ignore deadlines, then at the last minute work frantically to get things done?
10. yes Do you enjoy, or take pride in, taking risks or living on the edge?
11. yes Do you have difficulty saying ‘no’ to other’s requests, then feel resentful when it’s time to do them?
12. yes Do you run around doing things, without really feeling that you’re accomplishing very much?

If you answered ‘yup, that’s frequently me”, to any of these questions, you probably know you’ve got a procrastination problem. To discover your procrastination style, read on!

If you answered Yes to
Questions 1 & 2: you are a Perfectionist Procrastinator
  
 [read Ideas for the Perfectionist Procrastinator >>click here]

Questions 3 & 4: you are a Dreamer Procrastinator
  
 [read Ideas for the Dreamer Procrastinator >>click here]

Questions 5 & 6: you are a Worrier Procrastinator
  
 [read Ideas for the Worrier Procrastinator >>click here]

Questions 7 & 8: you are a Defier Procrastinator
  
 [read Ideas for the Defier Procrastinator >>click here]

Questions 9 & 10: you are a Crisis-Maker Procrastinator
  
 [read Ideas for the Crisis-Maker Procrastinator >>click here]

Questions 11 & 12: you are an Overdoer Procrastinator
  
 [read Ideas for the Overdoer Procrastinator >>click here]

A Brief Summary of What Fuels Your Procrastination

  • Perfectionists procrastinate because they want everything to be perfect.
  • Dreamers procrastinate because they hate dealing with all those bothersome details.
  • Worriers procrastinate because they are afraid of change and worry about ‘what if?’
  • Defiers procrastinate because their difficulty with authority makes them resent and resist doing tasks.
  • Crisis-Makers procrastinate because they love living on the edge and only get motivated at the last minute.
  • Overdoers procrastinate because they have too much on their plate, don’t prioritize well, thus, have difficulty getting it all done.

LEARN HOW TO CHANGE THE PATTERN

It’s About Time begins by helping you understand why you procrastinate and what your procrastination style is. Subsequent chapters present a change program, tailor-made for your specific procrastination style.

Practical, easy-to- implement strategies and skills will help you modify your pattern. There are suggestions for changing how you think, how you speak and how you act.

Once you bust your procrastination habit, you will be amazed at how much more you can accomplish, how much better you will feel about yourself and how much more satisfying your life will be.

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Questions 1 & 2: you are a
Perfectionist Procrastinator

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Questions 3 & 4: you are a
Dreamer Procrastinator

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Questions 5 & 6: you are a
Worrier Procrastinator

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Questions 7 & 8: you are a
Defier Procrastinator

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Questions 9 & 10: you are a
Crisis-Maker Procrastinator

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Questions 11 & 12: you are a
Overdoer Procrastinator

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