January 5

"Do not call procrastination laziness. Call it fear."~ Julia Cameron 

Good morning! Today is a great day and I am going to make it just that. Something wonderful is going to happen today and I can't wait to see what it is! Have you ever noticed that there is a whole list of things you procrastinate on? That list just keeps growing and growing and so many of those things never get accomplished. For example, I have a friend who wants to write a book, but she just won't sit down and write it. When she was confronted about this, she mentioned being afraid of becoming famous and a well known human being on this earth. Her fear that comes up for writing this book is that she doesn't want to become famous, so she procrastinates on actually writing the book because she doesn't want to become famous.

Another example, is I have a hard time to just sit and focus on studying for a major exam in my life. I've pondered this for a while and my fear is advancing my career. I really want to advance my career and become a professional in my field. But I have a fear of the responsibility that comes with passing the exam. I've been conquering this fear ever since I really realized it was there. And now I am working even harder to pass this exam because I want to advance my career and become a professional.

Each and every one of us procrastinates on at least one thing in our lives. It is human nature, but realizing what our fears are that are related to this procrastination can really help you in learning to stop procrastinating and eliminating those fears so that you can move with your life and still achieve your dreams and goals!

Now it's YOUR Turn to Reflect on This:
In your journal, make a list of all of the things you have been procrastinating on over the past several months. Those things that have been on your to do list for ages and you just "never got around to doing them." Then next to each item on that list, write down what your fear is for why you haven't completed that task. What is really holding you back from achieving your goals? What do you need to face to change your fears into beliefs? This year is all about your and accomplishing your dreams and goals and you can accomplish those dreams and goals if you continue to let your fears run rampant in your life! Confront your fears head on and kick them to the curb this year! Complete your dreams and goals by conquering those fears this year. After you have listed out your procrastinated tasks and your fears for those tasks, write out exactly what you are going to do today to work on conquering your fears. Then write out what you will do for the rest of this month to work on conquering your fears!

Today's Affirmation:
I am looking my fears straight in the eye and saying "I am not afraid of you anymore!" I am conquering all of my fears, one at a time, starting today!