140 - Making friends with procrastination

*** LINKS & QUOTES FROM THE EPISODE BELOW ***Links:An overview of my services: www.instagram.com/p/Cockq4Qt32s/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_linkLink to the 50% challenge HERE: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/63e2514e781752946ff2b504Link to the Thrive First Method HERE: www/tlb.org.uk/tfmcheckoutLink to work with me 1:1 HERE: https://www.tlb.org.uk/workwithmewww.instagram.com/_nikki_cross_In this episode, my plan is to: Explore how procrastination comes up when you’re doing things that require courage and / or discipline Help you understand WHY procrastination is happening Help you have a different relationship with procrastination and actually USE IT to your advantageQuotes:“You aren’t a procrastinator, you procrastinate - big difference”“Usually procrastination isn’t about avoiding DOING something, but more often it’s about avoiding FEELING something.”“When you start to identify as a procrastinator as though it’s part of your identity, that’s when you start to give your power away as though you no longer have any control.”“Normally when you’re avoiding doing something, you’re getting to avoid the hypothetical fear that might follow on from you doing the thing.  And there is where the work lies.”“What if we CHANGED our relationship with procrastination, so instead of seeing it as a negative thing - we actually saw it as a signal (a little bit like your smoke alarm will signal when there’s a fire) and investigate what type of support that signal might be telling us we NEED”“When you go to do something that requires courage, don’t be surprised if suddenly the washing needs folding, or an E-Mail needs urgently responding to, or you need a snack.  Treat this as a sign that you need more support from yourself to do the thing.”“I think it’s powerful to recognise that doing something ‘boring’ can feel energetically just as draining as doing something that requires courage, and we would support ourselves much more by recognising that”--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theinnerworkconversation/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nikkicross.substack.com