How to Stop Procrastinating: a simple Guide to Mastering Difficult Tasks and Breaking the Procrastination Habit

Action #3: Think of a Time When You Were Proud of Yourself
Again, think about your personal and your professional life.
Has there been a point in your life where you have felt especially proud or
confident in yourself? What caused that to happen? Was it a great
personal accomplishment or maybe something that allowed you to share
your pride with other people? Who was involved?
Action #4: Identify What Has Made You Feel Fulfilled or
Satisfied in the Past
Think about the voids that you have had in your life and how they have
been filled.
When you have had your needs met, what about that particular
experience added meaning to your life? Who was involved and how much
outside involvement did they have to have? Were there other contributing
factors? How and why did the experience give your life meaning?
Action #5: Determine Your Core Values Based on Your Past
Experiences of Happiness, Pride, and Satisfaction
Think back on actions 2–4 and consider why each experience was
positive and memorable. Did they all have a common factor? Is there
something that is noticeably missing from all these experiences?
Action #6: Align These Experiences with Value Words
Your core values work to guide you and determine your behavior. In
order to continue growing, you must identify your values on a regular

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basis and then work to make any necessary changes to your life so your
actions and behavior are in line with your values.
Being true to your values helps to cultivate happiness, fulfillment, and
success, because your beliefs come into line with your actions. You can
reference
my friend Barrie Davenport’s list of value words
to help get you
started with finding the words that best describe what’s important to you.
Some of these values include:
accomplishment;
control;
dependability;
camaraderie;
commitment;
enjoyment;
gratitude;
appreciation;
inspiration;
consistency;
belongingness;
philanthropy;
hopefulness;
fidelity;
discipline; and
creativity.