Welcome to day 10 of choosing me!- Procrastination
For the longest time, I thought procrastination meant I was lazy, unmotivated, or lacked discipline. Turns out, none of that was true. Procrastination is usually rooted in something much deeper — a fear of accountability. Because most of the time, it’s not the task we’re avoiding. We’re excited about the idea. We like the vision. What scares us is what it looks like to follow through.
Action doesn’t remove discomfort. Action shows us what we’re capable of handling. And that’s where the fear creeps in.
The overthinking, the anxiety, the emotions — they all quietly pile up and turn into procrastination. We know exactly what we need to do, but we hesitate because we’re worried about the process. How it will feel. What it will demand of us. What happens if we start and can’t keep going.
And I’ll be honest — I was a queen at procrastinating. Truly. Crown and all. But one day, I decided I wanted more. And I realised something uncomfortable but necessary: if I want more, I have to do more. And doing more means stopping myself from living in the “what ifs” that keep me stuck.
What if it fails?
What will people say?
What if it doesn’t work out?
And then I caught myself, because why is it that our minds are conditioned to lead with the negative? Why is the first thought always fear-based? Why do we rarely ask the other questions?
What if it works?
What if I grow?
What if I learn something valuable?
What if I fly?
Somewhere along the way, we learned to expect the worst before giving ourselves permission to hope. But today, that changes. Today, we choose differently. We choose action over avoidance. Curiosity over fear. Possibility over doubt.
Because procrastination doesn’t mean you don’t care. Most of the time, it means you care deeply. And caring enough to feel scared isn’t weakness — it’s the starting point.
So the shift isn’t about becoming fearless. It’s about doing it anyway. Not perfectly. Not confidently every time. Just honestly. Because the life you want doesn’t live on the other side of overthinking — it lives on the other side of starting.
Let me leave this with you:– You’re more ready than you think. Live your DERAM
Love Shana xx