14 Tips To Help Professionals Break Free Of Procrastination

We’ve joined a Forbes Coaches Council expert panel to share helpful tips for breaking free of chronic procrastination and overcoming the obstacles that it can present in one’s career. From time management techniques to psychological insights for maintaining motivation, read on to learn about ways to transform the negative consequences of procrastination into sustainable success.

13. Change The Way You Think: One tip for overcoming procrastination is to check in with your thoughts around the task or action. If your go-to thoughts are, “I’m going to fail,” or, “This needs to be perfect,” this fear may cause you to doubt yourself. To move from inaction to action, ask yourself which thought will make the biggest difference, create a better feeling (confidence, for example) and move you forward to get results.
— Kathy Shanley, Founder, Statice
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