I think it’s reasonable to assume that most of us have heard the word procrastination or the phrase to procrastinate.
Of course, we don’t usually call it procrastination, we tend to use more derogatory phrases. I suppose a common description would be lazy, bone idle or work shy, or not caring enough about the job and the task in hand.
But this behaviour, whatever we call it, is very poorly understood and seldom anything to do with laziness or not caring about something and this pattern of behaviour is equally as common both in and out of a work context.
It’s often not about being lazy or work shy. In fact I’ve seen it myself in a corporate environment where the culture is to get in early and leave late. This is not a very healthy culture in business and certainly does not stop people getting in early, leaving late and doing very little in between.
You might have also seen this pattern of behaviour in some of your friends and family. Where they’ll do anything to keep busy whilst not getting on with the important tasks.
So, what causes procrastination?
Well, it’s often a fear based pattern, recognised widely. In the corporate world some find it more comfortable to not make a decision or take a course of action only to be told they’ve got it wrong. Much easier to make excuses and not do anything.
However, research shows that whilst it is fear based it’s often not what you think!
For many it’s actually a fear of not following through. And this can happen to people in any area of their life – personal or work.
I’ve being asked to help people in the corporate environment because they believed putting things off could be detrimental to their career and causing frustration in their senior managers or peers.
I’ve also been asked many times to help individuals you want to make different decisions and act differently in their careers, hobbies or family. They believe their current behaviour and attitudes are so ingrained that they can’t change. They don’t try to change, for fear of not following through and failing.
The good news is this behaviour pattern is what we might call a software problem. And relatively easy to fix when working with an experienced hypnotherapist. However, to try to make these changes yourself might be far too daunting and you feel beaten before you start.
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