This is Optimal Living Daily Episode 1226.

Three steps to beat procrastination by still on George of Spiritual Living for BusyPeople.com.

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to the post and start optimizing your life. Three steps to beat procrastination by still on George

of Spiritual Living for BusyPeople.com. Quote, only put off until tomorrow,

what you're willing to die having left undone. Pablo Picasso.

So you've always wanted to do something, say write a book, travel around the world,

or run a marathon. You have in your mind a bunch of reasons why you have not been able to even

start working on your goal or dream. You're too busy or too tired or too afraid. You say these are

reasons why you have not started, but you know the truth. These are excuses plain and simple.

You may have heard that excuses are the source of procrastination, but they're not. That's just a

symptom of the real problem. The real reason behind procrastination. The real reason behind

your procrastinating, follow the pain. What do I mean? As long as the pain of the status quo does

not exceed the pain of taking action, you will continue to procrastinate. For example, you may

absolutely hate your job. You may daydream about starting your own business on the side or

preparing yourself for your dream career. You keep promising yourself that you'll begin taking

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