One Snarky Chica with Issues

Do you ever find that you make a lot of big plans to do this or that and end up putting them off for so long that they just end up on the back burner permanently?

I have a really bad habit of doing that. I will get all motivated about something and do a lot of the groundwork for it then I will put it off. I think this is part procrastination and part fear.

You see, I have a list of places that are hiring freelance writers. I have experience in this. I am confident in my writing skills. The extra cash would be great. I have been sitting on this list for 2 weeks now. And this is not the only thing where I do this.

I have decided that it is a bit counterproductive to get started on something just to put it off. I am thinking that maybe I need little reminders here and there to help me to stay on track.

First, I set up some randomly spaced reminders on my Google Calendar. Every so often I will get a little reminder to do something that, no doubt, I will have not done even though I should have.

I have also written up some little positive mantras on index cards and put them around my computer and work area.

And I made a big “to do” list of the things that I need to do but keep not doing. Hopefully seeing that will also serve as a constant reminder.

If you have problems with putting things off too I would love to hear the steps you take to stay on track.