Without addressing it, your creative momentum becomes more of an unpleasant start-and-stop than a steady stream of progress rushing toward the ultimate realization of your creative ideas.
Not only is procrastination bad for the objective completion of your projects, but it also chips away at your creative confidence and self-belief.
The more you procrastinate the more you get entrenched in a negative feedback loop.
When you continually delay your creative work, you'll feel guilty or anxious, which in turn can further discourage you from starting, creating a cycle of avoidance.
Left unchecked, procrastination is the #1 killer of your creative potential.
So, check yourself before your wreck yourself.
Get yourself unstuck.
Use The Stop Procrastinating and Just Get Started Checklist and the information in this series on procrastination to help you move your ideas from concept to completion.
It may mean the difference between keeping your most meaningful ideas stuck inside your head or actually bringing them to life.
Don't let your most important work die inside you.
"The #1 thing holding you back from realizing the creative success you know you're capable of achieving is procrastination (and its underlying causes).
Understanding why you procrastinate, and knowing how to break through it as quickly as you can, is so important 🤘"
- Jeff Fajans, PhD
This free guide breaks down into four extensive sections, each addressing different aspects of procrastination, particularly as they apply to creative entrepreneurs.
Here's a sneak peek into what you'll find:
This diagnostic tool will help you understand why you procrastinate and how to break free from it.
You will use this checklist to quickly diagnose: a) why you’re procrastinating - and, b) what to do next to overcome your resistance.
Click through to get an in-depth walkthrough of how to break through your procrastination using this checklist.
This section digs deeper into additional specific reasons that creatives often find themselves battling procrastination more than others.
You'll explore your Procrastinator Type, why you might be prone to procrastinate in certain phases of the creative process (and not others), and more.
Learn more about how procrastination shows up for creators and creative entrepreneurs.
There is a lot of unhelpful advice out there for creative entrepreneurs regarding procrastination and overcoming resistance.
In this article (and section within the free guide), I debunk some common, yet ineffective advice about overcoming procrastination, replacing it with proven strategies.
Dive into my lightning round of research-based and practical strategies to obliterate procrastination, and supercharge your creativity.
Discover the power of 'Temptation Bundling,' to transform resistance into fun, 'Implementation Intentions' for automated behavior, the 'Pomodoro Technique' to boost focus, and 'Gamifying Your Work' for engaging productivity.
These tools can help you end procrastination and put you in control of your creative momentum.
Jeff Fajans, PhD
Creative Performance & Leadership Coach
Leading Expert in the Art & Science of Creative Work
My name is Jeff Fajans (rhymes with "lions") and I help creative entrepreneurs bring their biggest ideas to life and reach their next level of creative success.
I have a PhD in Positive Organizational Psychology from Claremont Graduate University, where I studied under Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, the world-renowned author of Flow. My research focused on how to help people learn, develop, and lead more effectively to better achieve creative goals.
I am also an avid music creator and guitar player. 🤘
Through my 1-on-1 coaching, 30-Day Creative Momentum Challenge community, internationally acclaimed digital courses, and speaking engagements, I've helped thousands of people from around the world connect with their purpose, clarify their creative vision, amplify their motivation, and create actionable strategies that make achieving their most meaningful goals inevitable.
These are people who are pursuing big goals like starting or leading a business (and scaling it to higher levels of innovation & growth), writing + filming a feature film (and it winning a Sundance award), building an app or product (and getting accepted into Y Combinator or getting VC funding), writing a book (and hitting the Amazon bestseller list) or even exploring a meaningful side hustle or passion project.
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