But yet they continue to do it. I actually don't believe there is such a thing as procrastination. If you check the dictionary it defines ‘procrastination’ as postponing or delaying needlessly.

There are three reasons why you postpone or delay needlessly.

· First, insufficient passion to get a task done.

· Second, is the fear of what will happen if you are successful.

· Third, it may not be the right time for you to do something.

Procrastination is simply the symptom of one or all of these three issues.

How PASSIONATE am I about this?

Am I passionate about what’s on my life’s To-Do List? Acknowledging your passion level will give you a big clue as to why the task is not getting done.

What FEARS am I facing?

What am I afraid will happen? Perhaps you are afraid that no one is interested. Maybe you are afraid of all the things that you don't know how to do.

What is my PATIENCE level for getting things done in my life?

We live in a "have it now" immediate gratification society that is focused on the present. Buy now, pay later is the predominant theme. You may think you are procrastinating when you really need to exercise some patience.

Lets say you should be doing more marketing. You agree you should be contacting your clients. You realize a more aggressive public relations campaign would grow your business. But you look at the marketing options and you can't decide. You go to pick up the phone to contact a client, then you put it down and make yourself a coffee instead. But you just can’t do what it takes to make it happen.

You can walk through these questions with any event in your life where you believe you’re procrastinating. Make a list of what you believe you are postponing or delaying n needlessly.

So the questions to ask yourself are:

What is my level of passion around this?

And:

What am I afraid of around this subject?

If you don't get answers to these questions, and that is possible, consider you are being directly guided to wait. Have you heard the saying ‘timing is everything?’ This is a very popular saying, but we don't seem to pay much heed to that saying in our own life.

Perhaps there really is a Higher Power that is working with you at a soul level that is delaying things for a very good reason. Have you considered the possibility that the market isn't primed yet for your new product because there is something that needs to come before it that will really set it off? So trust that you may be delayed, postponed or held back from moving forward at your desired speed of things for good reason.

Is procrastination a problem? No, but fear, lack of passion and Divine timing are issues that can masquerade as procrastination. Remove the word procrastination from your vocabulary and start looking at the real issues behind what you have been calling "procrastination."