Archive for October, 2004

Overcoming procrastination when you know what it is

Saturday, October 2nd, 2004

Ever wonder what to do if overcoming procrastination is on your mind?

First of all you need to know what it means… ( and how to get a free report to solve the problem)

Procrastination is the deferment or putting-off of an action which requires immediate attention, usually by focusing on some other distraction.
Recently, the subject has attracted considerable attention in the domain of psychology, and research has been conducted into the whys and wherefores of individuals’ predilection for procrastination.

So how do you go about overcoming procrastination?

Let´s learn a little more about the problem before I tell you about the free report.

Procrastination can be a persistent trait in some people, known as chronic procrastinators, where it is usually associated with perfectionism, a tendency to negatively evaluate outcomes and one’s own performance, intense fear and avoidance of evaluation of one’s abilities by others, heightened social self-consciousness and anxiety, recurrent low mood, and workaholism. It may be causative of significant psychological disability and dysfunction in many dimensions of life over time.

It can get serious - to a point that overcoming procrastination is a must.

Chronic procrastinators have the plight of often being stuck in a vicious circle, fuelled by their own perfectionism, that “good enough” outcomes are often negatively evaluated by themselves, eventually leading to an inability to carry out even simple activities; this is worsened by the fact that often their efforts to escape chronic procrastination dig them even deeper into it.

There is, unfortunately, widespread ignorance about this problem, even amongst mental health professionals, where procrastination is often trivially thought of in its simplest and most benign forms of seeking pleasurable sensations irresponsibly at the expense of being reliable. A milder form of procrastination is also common in students, in which it is known as academic procrastination.

Many societies and cultures have become associated (rightly or wrongly) by stereotype with procrastination; a notable example being the Spanish for whom the word manana or “tomorrow” has become reinforcingly synonymous with their legendary stereotypical predilection for siestas. In modern society, however, it should be noted that the siesta is rapidly disappearing from Spanish society.

The term is referenced as a proverb: “Procrastination is the thief of time”. This conveys the meaning that deferment is both negative and wasteful of the time on which the action could properly could be completed. Don Marquis neatly parodied this adage with the following: “Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday”.

Procrastination is considered a virtue by some groups such as slackers and the Church of the SubGenius.

Peter Murphy is a peak performance expert. He recently
produced a very popular free report that reveals how to
crush procrastination and sustain lasting motivation.
Apply now because it is available for a limited time only
at: http://www.getmotivatedstaymotivated.com/special.htm

Overcoming procrastination is possible with the right strategies!

Motivation Site - Keeps You Motivated

Friday, October 1st, 2004

AudioMotivation.com, a new member site which combines a wide array of motivational tools with exclusive interviews with the elite names in the field of personal and business success, has officially launched its Internet presence today.

The web site was founded by Josh Hinds, motivation consultant, author and founder of the internationally recognized GetMotivation.com web site, and Andy O’Bryan, employee motivation author and consultant.

Located at www.AudioMotivation.com, this membership site will spotlight exclusive interviews with personal and business motivation standouts such as Bob Burg, Chris Widener, Cynthia Kersey, Jon Gordon, John DiLemme, Jim Donovan and many others, including best-selling authors and motivational speakers and coaches, all widely recognized as experts in the area of personal and professional success and development. The interviews vary in length from 10 to 35 minutes, and touch on several aspects of the speakers’ success stories, anecdotes and specific achievement tips and resources.

“The unique concept of this site is the fact that these motivational speakers will be speaking directly to the AudioMotivation.com members via these interview sessions,” co-founder O’Bryan said. Visitors to the site who sign up for membership are allowed private access to all of the motivational material, including the interviews, various ebooks and special reports provided by the interviewees and others, and a series of audio success tips and followup assignments from Josh Hinds.

http://www.getmotivatedstaymotivated.com/audiom.htm

AudioMotivation.com will also feature ongoing messages of personal and business inspiration from Hinds and O’Bryan, as well as resources from the featured guests and new success tools updated weekly.

Visit the site here:

http://www.getmotivatedstaymotivated.com/audiom.htm

O’Bryan conducts new interviews with motivation industry leaders each week and immediately places them on the member area of the site, along with fresh articles and other timely content, while maintaining an archive of all interview sessions. “We are thrilled to have the opportunity to bring these great names in professional success and personal motivation together for the first time in one place, all for the benefit of the listener,” said Hinds, “AudioMotivation.com will be committed to the ongoing success of our members.”

http://www.getmotivatedstaymotivated.com/audiom.htm