I got myself in a jam last month rushing to get a project checked off my to-do list after I procrastinated for almost a year.

Every year to renew my psychology license I have to do so many continuing education credits.

And probably like most workshops and trainings you’ve taken, some are great (I learned a lot, the speaker is engaging, and the time flies by.), but some are less than fantastic (read, super boring).

I had one last seminar left I had to watch before our registration deadline this year.

You can probably guess it was one of the boring ones.

I wasn’t interested in the topic.

The speaker drones on with the same monotone voice the whole time so I kept finding myself scrolling Instagram to stay awake.

And I had to answer a quiz question every 10 minutes or so to make sure I wasn’t just leaving it on play and doing laundry instead.

So, I’d been procrastinating.

For months.

I’d save space on my calendar, and then something much more fun would come up, so I’d bump it to next week. And the next week. And all of a sudden, the deadline is in 10 days, and I need to get it done as soon as possible.

I know I’m not the only one who procrastinates.

It’s one of the questions I get asked most by clients. Especially by high-achieving professionals and entrepreneurs.

“I have so much on my plate…why do I keep procrastinating and stressing myself........

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