Some people are really good at procrastination: government bureaucrats, politicians, and kids, especially when it’s time for chores or bed. In a professional setting, the most common effect of procrastination is missed deadlines, which raises costs to the employer or client. For people who are self-employed or work at home, procrastination can literally mean lost wages or reduced income.

Here is some valuable advice on how to break the procrastination habit. 

People typically avoid a task or a project that needs to be done because there is a part of them that doesn’t want to do it. In most cases, this part is unconscious and rooted in childhood experience. Procrastinators are often unconsciously afraid of what will happen if they attempt to do the task. They may be afraid of failing, being judged, shamed, rejected, or other painful consequences. They may be also afraid of succeeding, and getting rejected or attacked if they do.

Even if there is some danger of failure, what the procrastinator is faced with today usually isn’t nearly as bad as what happened back when he was a child. So what do you do?

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