Now, let me ask you a question, “Have you ever experienced this state of procrastination before?” Stupid question! Of course you have! You know, procrastination is the number 1 killer of all successes, the number one thing that prevents people from getting results. It is when you know you should do something but you keep putting it off.

Have you ever had to start a project but kept doing everything else that would delay you starting on the project? You know, you clean your desk, you got to drink your water, and you walked around, and finally said, “Ok, I will do it tomorrow!”

Has there been another time when you felt totally motivated in doing that same project and just sat down and got it done? You know, of course! The trouble is that it only happens once in your lifetime, and never when we need to get it done. So what is the difference between these two? I mean, you are the same person, but sometime you will get things done and sometime you procrastinate. The only difference is this, you are in a different state. The moment you decide and tell yourself that you are going to do it tomorrow, you know that you are in the state of procrastination.

So what are the criteria for this procrastination state of yours? Your breathing was probably slow and shallow. You know, your muscles were droopy. Your eyes were looking down. Your facial muscles were probably lax. And how do you think you were creating your internal representation when you were procrastinating? You would be probably seeing pictures of yourself having a hard time, you saw yourself being overwhelmed, and you saw yourself being frustrated. And, one thing you were saying to yourself, what internal voices were playing? You were probably saying things like, “Why must I do this?” “Can I do it later?” in the most boring tone. The chances are all these pictures and sounds fired off in your mind in a split second.

Did you do it consciously? No, you did not. It was the subconscious pattern that was fired off every time you had to do something challenging, and that is why you never got anything done. On the other hand, when you were in a motivated state, and just got things down so quickly, how did you create that? It was because you were in a different state. Your physiology was completely different. Your body was different and you were sitting differently, you were breathing differently, you were moving differently, and you were probably representing your task very differently in telling your mind, you know, you will be seeing yourself getting results, you will see yourself having fun, and you will see the task being done effortlessly. You know, you probably said to yourself, “Wow!”

So you see, it is our mind and state that determine our results. If you want to be more motivated, become more successful today, then you have to learn how to manage your state. You can also read this article, How To Change Your Emotional State and learn to control your state, don’t let it controls you.

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Posted on February 24th, 2008 by Shawn
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