Procrastination indeed keeps a majority of the people away from the brim of their lives. But what is it that seems to be so strong a monster?

Well, procrastination in literal terms means something 'for tomorrow.' It is derived from Latin words - pro and cras. 'Pro' refers to 'for' and 'cras' stands for 'tomorrow.' So, procrastination means the postponement of some task that you are ware of that you should do.

Procrastinators are not like that by birth –these negativities develop like other bad habits one at a time. Similarly, there are ways by which any individual can develop new habits of defeating procrastination - one at a time. The key idea is that you must initiate the first step. Trust us here - you would have never felt more active! Just go ahead and take the charge.

There are several ways of inspiring yourselves like reading articles & books on the means of overcoming procrastination. Even the best of the advices are of no good to any one, unless you act up on them.

Go ahead, feel encourages and make a commitment to yourself that you would act up on the ideas that we are about to give you now! While everything mentioned here might not be acceptable to you, but the goals must be clear – to fight back the devil of procrastination! Even we are on the same side of the coin that is living & fighting a battle against this monster, and it is not necessary at all that we always win! But out spirits never loose and that is the most important & must be so for all the individuals!

Procrastination keeps you away from the happy lives that you could have lived! But some people wonder as to why does one procrastinate any way? Well, here are some resons for the same.

a. Indecision
b. Stress
c. Fatigue
d. Depression
e. Desire to gather all the information
f. Disorganization
g. Fear of failure
h. Fear of success


None of us can defeat procrastination overnight. After all, the procrastinators accumulate bad habits over a long period of time! Though making a detailed & determined effort to fight back procrastination is a good idea to counter it! Set a discipline for yourself and follow it to get to the roots of all the problems.

The 'musts' of this discipline are as follows:

1. Take the complete responsibility of your failures.

Many people are in a habit to blame their failures on the circumstances. Well, when you convince your self that failures have occurred due to the circumstances that are beyond your control, mind you, you are fabricating a vicious circle of procrastination that would last you a lifetime.

2. Just do it!

The successful people are aware of the fact that their success solely depends on their commitment to accomplish all that it takes to reach their goals. Success in all your projects, whether large or small, is determined by your actions & the ability to remain focused on the goals. It is true with all sorts of goals whether it is to reduce the clutter at your house, lose your weight, restore the relationship, or complete the major project professionally! These projects come along with different sizes, shapes, and the levels of importance. But with out fail these principles must be determined on the basis of their success & failure are always similar; these are - focus, self-discipline, determination, and confidence.

3. Establish your priorities.

What do you mean by change? Change refers to choosing a behavior that is different from the one that you has earlier. We all must fight the drift towards procrastination every day. In case you are losing the fight against procrastination, you must get the priorities right. For this, pen down a list of the priorities at work & in the relationships.

Make sure to be committed to something that must be one of the highest priorities for the day. Great novelist George Eliot once said - It is never too late to become the person you could have been. And the best time to initiate it is now.