| Fear Of Failure: The Leading Cause Of | | | | So one day I decided I was going to start my |
| Procrastination | | | | own business and start making the money that |
| | | | I wanted. |
| If you have ever had problems with ignoring | | | | |
| important tasks and waiting until the last | | | | Nearly every day for ten years I came up with |
| minute to take care of your responsibilities, | | | | plans, goals, and all kinds of blueprints for |
| then this article will open your eyes to a | | | | success that I found through research. I |
| psychological truth that is considered to be | | | | must've had two or three dozen ideas that I |
| the leading cause of procrastination. | | | | could start immediately for a personal |
| | | | business. But I never quite ran off with it. |
| First, let us be clear to the fact that not | | | | Day after day, week after week, month after |
| everybody's problems can be solved in one day | | | | month, I would stare down at my notes and say |
| or by just one technique alone. We all have | | | | to myself "I'll start tomorrow". |
| different reasons why we continue | | | | |
| self-defeating behaviors such as | | | | Tomorrow never came |
| procrastination and we all have different | | | | |
| histories that has led up to our current | | | | Although I talked a big game about being a |
| state of habit patterns. However, there is | | | | success, taking action on them was a |
| one common variable that seems to connect all | | | | different story. I procrastinated on doing |
| people who procrastinate. | | | | anything out of fear of failure. I was afraid |
| | | | to waste time on a project in case it failed. |
| That variable is called the "fear of failure" | | | | I was afraid to spend money on business |
| | | | resources in case the business didn't work |
| Worrying that the outcome of a specific task | | | | out. I was scared that I would let my family |
| will not be good enough, or assuming that | | | | down if my business did not succeed. |
| what you do will not have any impact, are | | | | |
| behaviors that are associated with the | | | | The fear of failure kept me procrastinating |
| psychological habit of procrastination. This | | | | which prevented me from accomplishing my |
| habit is directly linked to the fear of | | | | dream |
| failure. In other words, if you look within | | | | |
| yourself and are willing to face the truth, | | | | Finally, I realized one day after looking |
| you will more than likely see that the reason | | | | back, that had I just took a small step each |
| for your procrastination problem stems from | | | | day and each week towards my goal of owning |
| anxiety and stress over whether or not the | | | | and operating my own personal business, I |
| outcome of your tasks will match the goals | | | | would have built an incredible set of income |
| you had for doing them in the first place. I | | | | streams that would have allowed me to reach |
| should know because fear of failure kept me | | | | my goals years earlier. It was at this point |
| in poverty for almost 10 years. | | | | that I had my breakthrough and realized that |
| | | | my enemy was procrastination. As soon as I |
| Don't let procrastination keep you down like | | | | followed a few simple techniques and started |
| it did to me for over 10 years | | | | to take action, everything changed and I am |
| | | | now running in owning my own home-based |
| Whether or not you have a problem with | | | | business. |
| procrastinating on taking action that towards | | | | |
| finances, anyone can relate to my personal | | | | Has fear of failure keeping you from taking |
| story. For ten years I had dreamed of | | | | action? |
| becoming my own boss and starting a business. | | | | |
| With three children, I always felt that it | | | | You may or may not relate to my story. |
| was important to give my family everything | | | | However, as stated previously, I can bet that |
| they deserved in terms of financial | | | | some form of procrastination is keeping you |
| dependence, as well as freedom. My husband | | | | from achieving a goal in life. Whether it's |
| slaved at his work to provide for all of us | | | | similar to mine in terms of financial |
| but it was never quite enough. | | | | abundance, health-related, or has to do with |
| | | | relationships, whatever it is - it can all |
| Having worked at several jobs since high | | | | change if you allow yourself to understand |
| school, I was in a point in life where I | | | | just how much of an impact the fear of |
| wanted to stay home with my growing children. | | | | failure has on influencing procrastination. |