Bet you thought that staying put and not moving forward was the essence of procrastination? Yes, and no! Delaying a task by turning away and habitually engaging in something else is more like it.  You are trying to replace the negative emotion that you are experiencing when confronted with that unpleasant or difficult or challenging task with a more positive emotion. Staying put can be the first important step to quit procrastinating that particular task. If you procrastinate something, chances are you almost always procrastinate that same something. So run through the ingrained scenario in your head. Is there an actual physical space or two in which you usually procrastinate this thing? For example, you want to eat healthier foods. You have been to the grocery store and have stocked up on your favorites. You are in your car coming home and you think, “Tomorrow I will start eating healthy, but tonight I will stop for fast food.” Your place to stay put is in your car, headed towards home. If you make it home, you will probably …

The Art of Work by Jeff Goins: This is an interesting book I just received free, from a great author! I have been stressed from work and trying to get a handle on it … maybe this book will help. It’s a new way to look at your “calling.” 😃 Easy reading, but so thought and action provoking, I hope you might enjoy reading it with me. Go to artofworkbook.com for your free copy! I have gotten used to project work, where the work gets done and I feel like I can breathe before the next project. But now work seems so ongoing and never stopping for a breath!!!! And it feels like I am doing this alone in my attic garret. This is a great way to work and gives me flexibility and reach and significance which wouldn’t be possible with only face to face encounters … but I do miss personal touch and visual cues and sharing a meal! Do you feel the same way? I’d love to hear about your attic garret …