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The Jim Fortin Podcast

Ep 74: Q & A - Why Can’t I Stop Procrastinating Even Though It Causes Mental Stress?

The Jim Fortin Podcast

Jim Fortin

Education, Self-improvement

4.91.7K Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2019

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Start Your Transformation Now Do you find yourself constantly thinking you want to get things done but never actually doing them? Are you the classic procrastinator? If so, you’re going to like this episode. If you’re like the person who asked this week’s question, you may often procrastinate and then feel bad about it. In this episode I talk about the probable causes of why people procrastinate and some possible solutions if you’re a procrastinator. In this episode I talk about: [1:22] Six possible reasons people procrastinate [3:30] Procrastination and fear [4:38] Procrastination and “avoidance behavior” [7:32] Procrastination and “delayism” [9:16] Stress and procrastination [10:50] The “Procrastination Accumulation Effect.” [15:26] Emotional management And, like in every episode, I talk about possible solutions that you can use to change your behaviors and stop procrastinating. As well, I will talk about the personal “strategy” that I use to beat procrastination. Transformational Takeaway: Move your attention from what starts your procrastination cycle. Mentioned Resources: Eisenhower Matrix Episode 6: Here’s The Only Place To Find Your Highest Potential Seven Habits of Highly Effective People Master Thought Formula Disclosure: Some of the links above are affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a small commission if you make a purchase. Let's Connect:  Instagram Facebook YouTube LinkedIn  LIKED THE EPISODE? If you're the kind of person who likes to help others, then share this with your friends and family. If you have found value, they will too. Please leave a review on Apple Podcasts so we can reach more people. Listening on Spotify? Please leave a comment below. We would love to hear from you! Thank you for listening!  With Gratitude, Jim Fortin

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0:00.0

You're listening to episode number 74 of The Transform Your Life from the Inside Out

0:05.8

podcast. This is a Monday Q&A episode and the question that I'm going to

0:10.3

answer this week is, why can't I stop procrastinating even though it causes me

0:17.2

mental stress? So the question is is are you a procrastinator? And if you are, you're probably going to love this

0:25.8

episode. Keep listening.

0:27.8

Hi, I'm Jim Fortin, and you're about to start transforming your life from the inside out with this podcast.

0:35.0

I'm widely considered a leader in subconscious transformation,

0:38.0

and I've coached superachievers all around the world for over 25 years.

0:42.0

Here, you're going to find no raw

0:44.7

motivation and no hype because this podcast is a combination of brain science,

0:49.2

transformational psychology, and ancient wisdom all rolled into one to take your life to levels you've never thought possible.

0:57.0

If you're wanting a lot more in life to feel better, to heal, to have peace of mind, to feel powerful and alive, and to bring

1:05.8

more abundance and prosperity into your life, than this podcast is for you because you're

1:11.1

going to start learning how to master your mind and evolve your consciousness.

1:15.0

And when you do that, anything you want then becomes possible for you.

1:20.0

I'm glad you're here.

1:22.0

Procrastination.

1:24.0

Now the question that I have is how does it actually show up in your life?

1:30.0

And probably a lot of people listening to this episode, and by the way it's not going to be that long,

1:36.0

it's going to be hopefully under 20 minutes, and I want to give you a couple of brain hacks to start eliminating procrastination in your life.

1:43.0

But how does it affect you?

1:45.0

Over the years, I've done a lot of research on what procrastination is,

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