{"id":118,"date":"2021-12-14T21:24:39","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T21:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coachjlo.com\/?p=118"},"modified":"2021-12-14T21:24:42","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T21:24:42","slug":"procrastination-is-a-self-imposed-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coachjlo.com\/procrastination-is-a-self-imposed-prison\/","title":{"rendered":"Procrastination Is A Self-Imposed Prison"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Procrastination is fear-based! It's comfortable because it keeps you in limbo where you feel safe.... but the price of that comfort is killing you slowly!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many things cause procrastination; low self-worth, fear of failure, fear of success, lack of structure, inability to motivate yourself \u2013 or simply a dislike for the task you're trying to avoid.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These drivers create negative thoughts leaving you anxiety-ridden and in a state of analysis paralysis.&nbsp; Adding to all of that is the build-up of whatever you're not acting on- whether it is work, home, or relationship \u2013 everything comes to a halt!&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But here's the thing; life doesn't stop.&nbsp; It keeps moving forward, whether you engage or not. Like the adage, life stops for no man!&nbsp; It's true!&nbsp; So, while you may find some uncomfortable comfort in procrastination \u2013 it is creating more significant problems in every aspect of your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every day you spend procrastinating is a wasted day.&nbsp; You\u2019re stress out, and your life is immobilized.&nbsp; As a result, you\u2019re missing out on so much happiness and opportunity!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It might be scary to make a decision or take the first step toward what you want - but once you empower yourself to take that first step, your entire world will change!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What's holding you back?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A plant will not grow until you plant a seed!&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Isn't it time to break out of that self-imposed imprisonment?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take that first step \u2013 book a free consultation!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What do you have to lose?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A picture containing clipart\n\nDescription automatically generated\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/rDnYAt2_B9Y4FJo7jEGRDJGplDcflxJhh3Hy-Za1UqfTXp7ATOcOKN_3NJqFxiv5-sHqHNOTjD5eW4bOt4KlxN6RaX0nDMdZtoPEtncmX4m2gSlCWRa3XloF2bZBr6hWh3ck-M7k\" width=\"90\" height=\"87\"><em>Jenny L. O'Neil \u2013 aka Coach JLO<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Procrastination is fear-based! It's comfortable because it keeps you in limbo where you feel safe.... but the price of that comfort is killing you slowly! Many things cause procrastination; low self-worth, fear of failure, fear of success, lack of structure, inability to motivate yourself \u2013 or simply a dislike for the task you're trying to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coachjlo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coachjlo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coachjlo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coachjlo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coachjlo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/coachjlo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":119,"href":"https:\/\/coachjlo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118\/revisions\/119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coachjlo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coachjlo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coachjlo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}