Many small business owners are challenged by procrastination. Maybe it doesn't affect us every day, but often there are important tasks that go undone because we've put them off.

Here are a few things that we know about procrastination:

1. Procrastination does not result from laziness. It is an active mental process when we decide to postpone action.
2. Procrastination often results from perfectionism as we inappropriately define our self-worth by other people's expectations.
3. To overcome procrastination, identify a just small part of the activity to start with. Baby Steps!
4. If you don't feel like doing something, do it anyway but just for 10 minutes. That will get you started.
5. Procrastinators tend to underestimate how long it takes to complete a task. So build in extra time into your schedule.
6. Procrastination has a huge impact on our family, friends and co-workers.

We spend a lot of time on a variety of business and personal tasks each day. Some of these tasks are extremely useful and important to achieving our goals while others may not be the best use of our time and talents.

Consider this: What are a few low-value activities that are not a good use of your time and talents? What are some ways that you can eliminate or delegate them?

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Consider this: What are a few high-value activities that are a great use of your time and talents? How can you spend more of your day on them?

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"Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness; no laziness; no procrastination; never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. " - Lord Chesterfield

Do you agree with Lord Chesterfield?

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