Monday, April 17, 2006

Procrastination and Fear

There are many possible reasons why you procrastinate, some of them more legit than others. The very nature of procrastination is so ironic and one of those paradoxes in life. So many people know what to do to make their lives works but they simply don't do it. There is a very important distinction in life that separates a memorable life from a mediocre one: there is a big difference between knowing of something and doing that something. It is only when you act, when you do it where you engage those parts of you that make something apart of your very make up, that you get to live it. So many people talk a great game, but they don't live it. Talk is cheap.

If you think about it; we judge people by their behaviours. We seldom judge someone by his or her words. We want to see them do it, otherwise we will judge them by the fact that they are only "talking big" and that they don't practise what they preach. The surprising fact to most people is that you use the same system of judgement that you use to judge others for yourself. Subconsciously you judge yourself by your actions and not your words. You judge yourself by what you do and not what you say you will do. Doing what you know and say to yourself makes you congruent – it means that your unconscious mind are given the same "message" both verbally and physically by your actions.

Actions do speak louder than words. We as human beings want to experience things – knowing of something just aren't good enough. It is the experience of life; of feeling it in your nervous system that makes it real and it is that experience that your spirit is searching for. When you procrastinate you almost go against your very nature of wanting to experience something. The critical distinction however is that procrastination is a form of self preservation. The reason why you procrastinate is because of fear (even if it is subconscious) and you are designed to react to fear in such a way to ensure your survival. Fear is a signal to your mind, your body and your emotions to be prepared for a threat and to be ready to protect yourself.

Weather a fear is physical/external or weather it is unconscious and emotional your will act and react in a similar way. This is an instinctive reaction and preparation as your number one priority as a human being is to protect yourself and ensure your survival.

The reason why so many people stay stuck in life is because of fear of the unknown. Whenever you approach something that you've never done before you automatically fear it because you don't know what it will lead to. Will it lead to pain or pleasure? Your mind will then search your memory bank to look for similar experience and then come up with something based on your past experience and filter them through your beliefs to determine the best course of action for you. All emotional fear therefore is "imaginary" as it comes from your mind and not from actual reality. It is created and constructed in your mind and not from real life.

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