“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” 

~ Mahatma Gandhi

Procrastination is a common trait for those who tend to fail in life. Convenient excuses to delay an action does nothing but set you up for “management by crisis” or even worse, not completing an important task at all. Half-ass work, important work dropped with a heavy dose of adrenaline fatigue, leaves you exhausted, feeling like a loser, and sucks your confidence right down the drain. 

You may need to prioritize, delegate, or eliminate. But, one thing you definitely don’t need is to procrastinate. Learn to do what you should do, when you need to do it. I’m not the sharpest tool in the shed, yet I’ve surpassed much of my competition by simply being a dog on a bone with my persistence (at doing the important work first). People far more talented dropped out of the race because they wouldn’t break the habit of procrastination. 

There will be pain involved. Whether it’s exercising, growing your base of knowledge, or working with that important but unpleasant client. One thing is certain. If you drop the important stuff to do the fun stuff, you’re setting yourself up to fail. 

Successful does not require brilliance, just competence. Recognize it, go into action mode, and simply don’t tolerate the habit of procrastination. You have control over the habit of procrastination. That’s good news. Let procrastination be something the other guy does, but never you.

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.”  ~ Mark Twain