Building motivation and releasing procrastination

‡ ’”‘„ƒ„Ž› ƒŽŽǡ ƒ– †‘‘‹ˆ‡–ˆ‹–ƒ…‹Ž—Ž Ž‡––Š›‘‡”–ƒ‹‘–‘‡‹–˜ŠȌƒ‡Š–”ƒ‹ȋ˜‹‰‡ˆ ‘– ƒ—•”•‡Ž‘˜”‡•„–‡‘‰…‹‘ƒ’Ž’‡–”‡‘•Œ ‘‡… –‡Ǥ ‡„šƒŠ‡•‡”‡…–Š‹•‡‡”’‹––”‘‹•”‰”…•ƒŽ–‡ƒƒǡ”–™‹‹‡‰‰–ƒŠƒ›‡ ’‘”‘–…›”‡ƒƒ•”–•‹Ǥ ƒ–‡ ˆ‘” ‘–Š•ǡ ‹ˆ ˆ”—•Š–‹”ƒ•–‹…‰ƒǡ„‡„…ƒ‡—•˜‡‡‘”›‡ ’ƒ”– ‘ˆ —• ”‡ƒŽŽ› ™ƒ–• –‘ Š„‰‘‡‘‰ƒ™Ž‹Ǥ‡˜™Š‡‘‡”ǡ”‡–‹Š‹ƒ•‰–ƒ–”‘‡‘™•–ƒŠ‹•”‡†–”Ǥ•’–ƒŠŠ”ƒ–›–ǡ †‘‡• ‹– ”‡•‹•–ǫ ™‘”‡”Šƒƒ’†•––ŠŠ‡‡”–‡ƒ••‹•–‹‹˜‰‘’Ž˜ƒ‡”•– –™‡‘Ž—‡˜Ž†‹•Œ‹—‘•–Ǥƒ•Š‡•‘–‘ƒ•™ƒ–ƒ…Š› •‡‡ ‘˜‡”™Š‡Ž‹‰ǡ ƒ† ‹– †•‡‡…‹†‡• ™‹Š‡’”‘‡•–•‘‹„•Ž–‡ƒ”––‘Ǥ ‡˜‡ •– ‡ ’Š•‡”‡› ‘ƒ”—‡ •…‘ƒ‡ –…ƒ‘…‡”‡––‘‡ ’‘”˜‘‡…””…ƒ‘•–‹‡ƒ––‹‘Š‡Ǥ ‹‡”–‹ƒ ‘ˆ

‹”•– ƒ‡ ƒ Ž‹•– ‘ˆ –Š‡ –Š‹‰• ‘ ™Š‹…Š ›‘— ”‡ƒŽŽ› –™ƒƒ‡–•‘–‘ǡ‡‘ƒ”…–ˆ‹‡‘‡ŽǤ ›‘— —•–

Š‡ǡ ’—– ‡ƒ…Š ‘‡ ‘ ƒ –Ž•‹ƒ‡•’–‡ƒ–”Šƒ–‡–‘‡•‰’–‡‡ƒ–‰’–‡•ŠǤ ‡– Š‘Œ‘ƒ”„–‡†ƒ…‘—Š•‡‘–Ǥ„‡‡ǡ

‹… –Š‡ ‘‡ǡ ‘” ‘‡• ›‘— †™ƒ–‡–•–‘„‡••–ƒ‹†”–‡ ‘‡ƒǡ…ƒŠ†•–’‡—’–Ǣ ™–ŠŠ‡‹†…Šƒ–‡›‘„—› ™‹ŠŽ‹Ž…Š…‘‘” ’—Ž’‡‘–‡ –Šƒ– ‘‡ •–‡’Ǥ – ‹• —…Š ‡ƒ•‹‡” –‘ …‘–‡’Žƒ–‡ ƒ† ’–…Š‘”‘‹Œ‡’…‹Ž–‡Ǥ ‰–‡ƒ„‘‘—‡–•––Š‡‡’ǡ‡–Š–‹ƒ”‡

‡–ǯ• ‹ƒ‰‹‡ ›‘— ƒ”‡ ƒ ‰–Š‡‘‡‡”–ƒ”Š‘‰”‡‘”—™‰Ǥ ŠŠ‘–Š‡‡‡‘†”‘•†‘–ƒ‘›…ǡ Žƒ›‡‘ƒ†— –Š”‘™ ƒ™ƒ› ƒ›–Š‹‰ –Šƒ– ‹• ‰ƒ”„ƒ‰‡Ǥ  —‡•†ƒ›ǡ ›‘‘ˆˆ—–Š’‡‹…ˆŽ‘—‘’” ƒŽŽ †–Šˆ‡—”…Ž‘‹––—Š”‡‡•ǡ ‡‹–Š‡” Šƒ‰‹‰ ‹– —’ǡ ’—––‹‰ Ž‹ƒ–—‹†ƒ”›†Ǥ ”ƒ™‡”ǡ ‘” ‹–‘ –Š‡ „‘‘• „‡ƒ†…‡‘•†•ƒŠ›‡ǡŽ›˜‡‘•—ǡ ’—•– ƒ–Š™ƒƒ–›ǡ ‡ƒ‡††• ƒ–‘›„–‡Š‹•–‰‘™‡‡Ž•†‡Ǥ ‡˜‡”›Š–—Š”‹•†‰ƒˆ›”‘›‘——’†—‡ŽŽ” ‘–Š—‡– „‡† ƒ† ”‡’‡ƒ– –Š‡ ˆ‹”•– –Š”‡‡ •–‡’• ™‹–Š ™Šƒ–‡˜‡” –›‹‘†—›ˆ‹††”‡–•Š•‡‡”‡”Ǥ –‘’•”‹ƒ†ƒ›†ǡ †‡‡•†‡–†‘Ǥ’• ƒ† –Š‡ …Ž‘•‡– ‹ˆ †’ƒ—”•‡–Ǥ –•ƒ–™—Š”—ƒ†–ƒ†››ƒ‘ǡ ›—˜ǡƒŠ•…ƒŠ—˜‘—‡™†‘›ƒ‘‡—†Ǩ”

‘ǡ ™Šƒ–‡˜‡” ‹– ‹• ›‘— …‘‡‡†–‹–‘–†‘‘†ǡƒ–‡ƒ•ǡ‡ƒƒ†Ž‹‰•‡––ǡ •–ƒ”–‡†Ǥ ‘’Ž‡–‹‰ ‡ƒ…Š •„–‘–‡‡ˆ–‘’ƒ”‡™‡ ‹›–ŽŠ‘Ž‡—‘‡š–‘‹–˜™‘ƒ–‹‡–‡ǡǡ ››ƒ‘‘†—— Šƒ˜‡ •—……‡‡†‡†Ǥ Gwen Randall-Young is an author and award-winning Psychotherapist, visit www.

gwen.ca .