About Me
Sue (ex-Procrastinator)
Hi, Sue here. I want to thank you for checking out my blog site. I sincerely hope you will find the help you are looking for somewhere in these pages.
If you struggle with procrastination as I did, then I know what a difficult time you are going through. The guilt and disappointment you feel when a deadline comes and goes. The rationalizations and justifications you create in your mind to maintain self worth. The loss of dreams, opportunity and self esteem that never seem to stop or even slow down.
I went through all of that and more. It was just after a nasty divorce that left me with two beautiful boys (ages 4 yrs. and 18 mos.) but no job and virtually no money. To be honest though, it didn’t just start then. I came to recognize that I had been a procrastinator most of my life.
I remember partying in college when I knew I should have been studying or writing papers. I very nearly flunked out, barely making passing grades. My parents were so disappointed. It was a disaster but I vowed I would do better.
Then there was my first boss. His constant demand was to “have it on my desk in the morning”. I couldn’t cope with that. Oh, how I hated that job! Way too much stress for $30K per year. I quit and soon after got married.
Yeah … well, I admit it, my procrastination was probably also a contributing factor to the failure of my marriage too. When we started having problems, neither of us was willing to face the reality of our situation. I just tried waiting it out and hoping life would get better. But, of course it never did.
Although I had known there were things that needed to be done, I tried to put them off until 3morrow. What’s that? Oh, it’s much, much further out than 2morrow.
I can laugh about it today but it’s still sad in a way. And it wasn’t the least bit funny back then. The pain and stress I caused myself and those around me is, well, unforgivable. It was only a few short weeks ago that I found the plan I needed to turn my life around. I finally found how to stop procrastinating.
What a difference a few short weeks can make! I’ve found a new job that I love, life is looking better than ever, and now I can find time to spend with the children. That makes them happier too.
If my story sounds like yours, then I hope my experience can help you find your way to breaking the procrastination habit. – Sue –
