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What a difference a year makes! I've totally missed writing-and shame on me, for yet again, not following through on my own personal efforts.
But, I typically find myself in the position of going really hard at whatever the task is and slowly "falling off the wagon" as life gets in the way. I swear, I totally need to project manage my own life, as I have no structure. OK, so enough with self-bashing, who am I kidding, I'm still fabulous! LOL!
As I drove my daughter to cheer practice this morning, my mind started to wander and the thought came to me, why is so hard for me to finish what I start?? And then EUREKA, i remembered that I stubbled upon an article a few weeks ago on this very topic and since my brain never has time to slow down, I bookmarked page-so, I could, you know-(ha ha ha) go back and read it - yea, right! lol ...
Well, today, as I sat at the dance studio, I surfed the worldwide web and I managed to start 3 mental projects - and I found that my ADHD was totally getting out of hand. I'm actually laughing so hard at myself, because I:
1. Started an Application to university
2. Started purchasing airline tickets to STL for thanksgiving
3. Started looking up courses to learn more about UX/UI Design (User Experience/Interface)
NONE OF WHICH DID I ACTUALLY EXECUTE! WTH! What's wrong with me? Do I seriously have ADHD?
See, now I totally forgot that I was telling you about the article that I found (DAMN ADHD)
Ok, so the article....The first line spoke volumes and was actually in all caps-since clearly it was very important or I needed to be hollered at..
"NEVER FINISHING WHAT YOU START IS MORE THAN A BAD HABIT—IT STEMS FROM FEARS AND HESITATIONS. HERE'S HOW TO GET PAST THE PROCRASTINATOR'S PARALYSIS."
And then it hit me! Like a freaking freight train....I am the biggest procrastinator EVER!
How can I turn the procrastination into a more proactive behaviour that will achieve results?
Here are a few salient points that seemed to be very helpful are as follows (Thanks Jane Porter, Fast Company)
- Quit getting stuck on the big picture.
- Working under pressure doesn’t actually produce better results.
- Stop ruminating over the negatives.
Source: Why you can Never Finish and how to finally change it, Jane Porter.
So, here's to me keeping up with myself and doing better!
