Discover three simple solutions to coping with workplace stress in this audio article. Can you tell that I’m a little bit focused on stress these days?!? Wow!

Just seems to be that time of year for me where I tend to get snowed under and feel like I’m slipping beneath the ice. Listen to the audio and find out what helps me cope with my workplace stress (and no I didn’t take up drinking).

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Procrastinators and Time Management

How A Procrastinator Can Turn Time Into An Asset

I just love those walks on the beach. I will work on my employers project when I get back. I think Ill sleep in and study for my exam tomorrow.

Do you ever catch yourself thinking in this way, postponing important tasks for unimportant ones? Does procrastinating the essential tasks of your life leave you feeling unhappy with yourself while your life grows messier and disorganized?

There are many ways to stop the cycle of procrastination. If you feel you cant do this on your own, take a time management seminar at work, a local college or community center. You can even get assistance today with it over the internet. You cannot please your employer, your family or friends with procrastination. Furthermore, it is hard to feel a sense of fulfillment if you procrastinate all the time. Break the cycle and improve the quality of your life and those around you with these simple methods.

Make a list, write down what needs to be done for the day, and stick to it. Visualize the rewards of getting your tasks done successfully. It will be much easier to do your tasks if you visualize success. Sometimes the problem is that you think the task is impossible or unpleasant to do. Visualizing the rewards of completing your task will help break through this mental barrier and will help you get through the task without procrastination.

For every big task that you complete, give yourself a small reward. Maybe you could start with a treat from your favorite coffee shop. When you accomplish more difficult tasks without procrastinating graduate to bigger rewards such as a round of golf. Always remember that important tasks will never go away if you ignore them. Instead they will pile up until people are frustrated with you and you are angry with yourself.

You can also talk to trusted family members and friends about your procrastination. They might possibly be so tired of the cycle that they will be your biggest allies in the fight to get things done. They want you to go on with your life and enjoy it. There is no greater reward than getting an important job done first and then being able to relax and enjoy yourself. As time goes by, you will see it, feel it and live it. Youll be on track before you know it and much happier for it. That is a guarantee.

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There are numerous bad habits that can eat away at our efforts at time management but two of the most common and most destructive are procrastination and disorganization.

Procrastination can be slightly annoying or it can completely incapacitate you. We all procrastinate once in awhile but if you more often than not avoid doing stuff that would make your life easier, you’ll find that severe problems will begin creeping up.

If you find yourself constantly saying, I’ll do that later, youre probably finding that not much is getting done. And realistically you can’t get everything done later, right?

Overcoming this habit means you’ll need to find the willpower to do certain tasks immediately instead of putting them off. Most of the time the things you are putting off wouldn’t take all that much time if you just get them over with right away. You can still decide to do things later, just make sure you schedule some time for these tasks so they don’t stay in the later category forever!

Disorganization is also a bad habit that can eat away at our efforts to remain on schedule. If you’re like me you probably try to avoid things like filing or putting things where they’re supposed to go because you think it’ll take too long. What creates problems though is not doing these things!

Being disorganized means you’re constantly wasting time searching for things. Although it may seem like a good idea to put off organizing things until you have more time to do it, continuing to do so means your life will more than likely spiral out of control.

A good way to begin to break this habit is by spending a small amount of time each day organizing your surroundings. Spend 10 to 15 minutes clearing off your desk or cleaning out your closet, throw out unused stuff and make a space for your car keys, wallet, shoes, etc. You’ll be surprised at how just a short amount of time each day doing this will add up. You’ll also be pleasantly surprised at how your stress levels decrease.

Small changes can often produce big results!

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