This past week, I met up for lunch with my dear friend Bruce Newberg who casts a really cool show on TNT called “The Closer” starring Kyra Sedgwick.

I’ve seen Bruce in action when he’s casting and he’s totally intuitive. He naturally applies his Sixth Sense to make the right casting choice!

Do you trust yourself to make the best decisions every time?

Are you confident about the next step you need to take?

Or, do you procrastinate?

I was Queen Procrastinator! The result was I experienced a lot of angst, fear, worry, frustration, low self esteem, blame and yes, ANGER.

You wouldn’t think it looking at me or spending time with me because I managed to do a good acting job internalizing all those painful emotions.

Wow it hurt! I made myself physically ill with nosebleeds and depression.

Here Are 7 Things You Must Do If You Want to Overcome Procrastination…

The worst thing you can do is to go into denial and put your decision making process on hold. If your next step is “I need to meditate on this” that’s not procrastination. However you need to watch out for procrastination creeping in.

Denial is lethal! I’ll explain more in the article below.

So please enjoy these 7 signs and solutions I’ve learned that have moved me from procrastination to ACTION QUEEN.

I’m a go-getter. I love living life. I’m proactive and belief anything is possible if you believe it to be so.

However, I wasn’t always that way. I’d go through cycles of taking action, sometimes charging forward feeling unstoppable and then I’d train wreck. Hit the wall. Sometimes I experienced weeks of paralysis.

I knew what I needed to do, but I didn’t do it.

Why?

You need to unearth what’s really happening inside you. Use your intuition.

Here are 7 key signs I’ve learned from experience that I recommend. My signs have indicated to me when self-sabotage is about to derail me and instead keep me on target with my responsibilities to my family, friends, health, finances and career.

And following these tips has guaranteed me a good night’s sleep!

1. You’ll Deal With It Later

Is your head playing the theme song from Annie, “Tomorrow, Tomorrow”?

Do you set out with good intentions and enthusiasm to complete something and weeks, even years later fail to have it done?

Here’s some things you may have put on pause:

Doing taxes, Filing papers, replying to emails
Clearing out junk, old clothes, furniture and broken objects
Writing your book, TV show, Movie, Weekly newsletter
Going to the Gym, walking the dog!
Sending Birthday cards, replying to invitations for events (Weddings)
Beginning a relationship, Putting energy into a friendship, Ending a relationship
Changing career, Starting your own business
Going to the dentist, doctor, nutritionist
Have you put anything on hold lately?

If your answer is “Yes”, are you aware of the effect it’s having on you?

I know when I address my procrastination, I feel like a weight has been lifted and I’m happy, confident and peaceful.

2. You Feel Overwhelmed

What does overwhelm look like?

Let’s look at it from an intuitive standpoint.

• Visually, a stack of bills may look like an ocean of paper
• A voice in your head could be saying “I can’t handle this now. Agh!”
• You feel your stomach drop three feet when you do look at the bill and your head spins.
• You know you have to pay the bill but you do contrary action and walk away.

3. Brain Fog

You can’t think clearly. When you do think, it feels like there’s a metal object stuck in your head. Someone’s pulled the drapes down inside your head so when you try and connect an internal thought to an outside action. Guess what? Nothing happens.

4. You’re Depressed

What does this look depression look like?
You may sit on the couch for hours and not be able to move.
Take a ten minute nap after lunch and get up at 6pm.
Feed yourself negative self-talk.
Feel like you’ve just had Kryptonite chained to your body.

5. Exhaustion

You are constantly tired. Even when you’ve slept ten hours, you can’t seem to get ahead of the curve. Facing social events may feel like purgatory.

6. Over Committing

You say “Yes” to people’s requests, new projects, lunches, meetings, events and parties when you already committed to three times what you’re capable of handling right now.

7. Perfectionism

The dialogue in your head may go something like this:

“What if I say or do the wrong thing? I won’t be good enough. I don’t know how to get it done? No one will buy it, read it, like it”.

7 Steps You Can Take to Overcome Procrastination Now

Step 1 – Write a list of your current commitments

Step 2 – Create five columns and write the following headings: Family, Friends, Health, Finances, Career

Step 3 – Put each commitment into the relevant column

Step 4 – Ask yourself, “What is the most important thing in each column?”

Step 5 – Prioritize: Place the most important thing at the top of the list

Step 6 – Commit to one thing on your list today

Step 7 – Write down the steps that need to happen to get it done.

For example: Goal: Loose 10 pounds before my wedding. Commitment and Action Steps: Go to the gym five times a week. Hire a personal trainer once a week.

No excuses! Just think of how great you will feel.