Do you have a habit of avoiding important task but your not sure why? You are not the only one. There are many people who delay when something needs to be done. In other words many people procrastinate. When people procrastinate, they delay in performing certain task that may be important. They may think that there is time to do something later, but what usually ends up happening is that time period closes. Those who procrastinate lose in the end. So why do people procrastinate?

People may procrastinate for different reasons. Some procrastinate because they do not have enough time, or they have other things to do that are more interesting. The reality is it goes deeper than that. The fear of failure is one major reason why people procrastinate. People also procrastinate because of the fear of success.

There are others who procrastinate because they are afraid that the task they have to do will turn out wrong. They will do tons of research and it makes them look productive, but in fact they are also procrastinating. They want things to be done right the first time. So they procrastinate in order to avoid messing up.

These reasons may seem different but they are all the same. The real reason why people procrastinate is fear. This fear could be deeply embedded the sub-conscious mind. So people procrastinate not so much because of the lack of time but because of fear. If this is the case, then fear has to be removed so that people would not procrastinate.

This may not work for everyone, but may work for quite a number of others. In order to do this, however, you have to ask why. Why are you afraid of success, failure or not getting something right the first time? It's not enough to know you are afraid of something; you have to know the why. This takes you deeper into yourself. Only then you may be able to find the real reason for the fear and overcome it.

When people procrastinate it may make them look irresponsible. As a result they are not able live their lives to the fullest. When people procrastinate, it can create distrust in others because to them they may not be reliable. Finding the root cause for your fear is the first step to overcoming procrastination. You will then be on your way to enjoying your life and be stress free.