I have to confess, I have been totally hiding out. Do you ever feel like some weeks you are crushing your goals and then other weeks you are procrastinating? Well, the past couple of weeks, I have been procrastinating.

Understanding Procrastination and Fear

Everybody responds differently to how they grow out of their comfort zone. Procrastination comes along when you have some fear that is unrecognized. You are caught between wanting your goals (growing out of your comfort zone) and your current comfort zone.

What Happens When Fear Goes Unnoticed

When we let the fear fester and we don’t build awareness around it, a couple of things can happen. We can start to believe the lies we are telling ourselves about our fears. Our thoughts are powerful. When we let them go unnoticed, we believe the stories that our thoughts are telling us. We can also hide out. We start to try to hide from our goals and our daily tasks.

Action Steps to Move Through the Fear

If you are struggling to take action on your goals here are some steps to try to face your fears:

• Write out the action steps you are trying to take toward your goals.
• Ask yourself what fears are keeping you stuck?
• Ask yourself what would make taking the action step less scary? (Pairing it with something you love could help. Ex. Listening to your favorite playlist while taking action.)
• Allow yourself to procrastinate. Sometimes when we procrastinate we can start judging ourselves for procrastinating and then we are battling self judgement. Allowing yourself to procrastinate takes away the self judgement.
• Rest. Allow yourself to fully rest. You may be experiencing mental burnout trying to force yourself to take action. Give yourself full permission to fully rest.

Be Proud of the Progress You’re Making

When getting outside your comfort zone, it is normal to feel afraid. Be proud of yourself for taking the time to figure out what your fears are and allow yourself to take scary action.