Yes, why should you? It’s an annoying habit isn’t it? You know you have a huge to do list and you’re sitting there doodling on the internet. You keep putting off the big projects or the little things that are just plain boring, until you feel so bad about it or the deadline comes so close that you get onto it. It’s all a mad rush and no fun at all.

So why should you make Procrastination your friend?

Because it shows you something that you need to see.

If you find yourself procrastinating, something is wrong. It has suddenly become more ‘painful’ for your unconscious mind to consider moving forward than it is to stay where you are. There are a number of reasons for it. Here is one of the most common ones:

You don’t really believe that what you gain as a result of doing the task is worthwhile the effort you need to put in. So, why are you doing it then? That’s the question that your unconscious mind is asking, and unless you find a good answer, procrastination will be your constant companion.

The flipside is that you may have too much to gain from staying where you are. Often it’s the fear of loosing security and stepping into an unknown. It’s the devil you know versus the devil you don’t know. And sometimes there even is a REAL gain eg. someone doesn’t want to see a doctor or therapist because they fear that they may loose the attention they are currently getting from their loved ones when they get better, so they don’t.

This is the main reason why people don’t succeed in loosing weight, setting up a successful business, leaving an unhappy marriage and all sorts of other endeavours they always say they will start one day. They don’t believe they can get it and the perceived gain is just not great enough.

Breakthrough Assignment for those procrastinator moments:

Ask yourself:

1. What will it do for me to get this goal?
2. Why is that important to me?
3. What do I need to give up in order to get this goal? And is it worth it?

And here one of the most important questions:

4. What would be another way to get what I think I need to give up while getting my goal?

How did you go with the anwers? Let me know your thoughts!

My Website Expert partner Bhauvik and I strategising over dinner in Melbourne!

I must warn you, I get on a bit of a soap box with this topic, I see people sabotage themselves so often, please go on and read this especially if you haven’t got enough money in your pocket right now.

“What you think about and feel you can mainfest.” Says the Law of Attraction. The Movie ‘The Secret’ and its teachers have popularised it, but it has been around for thousands of years. The Law of Attraction used to be a secret guarded by closed organisations such as the Free Masons. It has only been in more recent history that this knowledge has become available to the general public. When you read on you may find out why:

Does it really work? Can I manifest things I want by holding a thought in my mind?

Yes, I strongly believe that it can be done, I believe that it has worked for me many times. NLP’s principles of how the unconscious mind works and the newest research in Quantum Physics proove it (we cover these princpiples in NLP Masterprac).

There is a condition for it to work though, which I believe most people don’t really take into account and it’s absolutely downplayed in the movie:

You must take ACTION on the opportunities that present themselves!

Obvious you think? Not always. Here is an example:

A few weeks ago I committed to travelling to the US for a Marketing Workshop that I really really wanted to go to. It’s a 7 day trip and costs me a couple of thousand dollars. I had to manifest the extra money to fund this trip.

In the following weeks when speaking with clients and just people in general, I spotted opportunities to be of service with my expertise AND get paid for it that I previously may not have taken advantage of as they were a little outside the usual box.

Here is the point: Someone who is determined to manifest money but then does a lot of friendship deals, discounting, helping people out without being paid for it, misses the chances the universe provides to manifest the money. It’s not just going to show up in your bank account magically, you need to ACT to get it!

A lot of people have limiting beliefs around money that stop them from acting on these opportunities. They think they are selfish and greedy if they do. They believe its important to help everyone out. How can the Universe ever serve them if they constantly sabotage their own manifestation process?

Money represents how much your life’s energy is worth to others. People happily pay for something that represents great value for them! YOU do, don’t you? Often it’s not until they pay for it that they become aware of the value it represents for them, don’t rob that experience from them by undercharging!

Your Mindset Breakthrough Assignment:

Assess where in your life you are currently not acting on the opportunities presented to you! If it’s to do with manifesting money, where are you undercharging or giving things for free that are too valuable to be given away for free? Then ACT to remove this blockage to your manifestation process by changing your behaviour. If you find a stubborn limiting belief that won’t go away, then you want to use NLP techniques to clear it.

One of the best things you can do for yourself is to learn how your mind works by learning NLP, so you can stop this kind of self sabotage. Check out the details for our last NLP Practitioner Training starting 21st May. Contact me if you want to discuss this further!