I know what to do,But I can't execute it

[mazhar]

I know what to do,
I know how to do,
I can even give a lecture on how to overcome these situations;
But I myself can't execute it!
Please help me with this......

[Trezker]

Is it the hurdle of getting started?
Have you tried telling someone what you're going to do? Knowing that someone else expects you to do it can make you feel very much more responsible.

[wolfgang]

procrastination is a version of denial - denying what is at the present moment. maybe that doesn't help. but if you are into spiritual practice, being in the non type stuff - then you can look at getting something done as a spiritual pursuit and maybe that will make it happen.

[mazhar]

Mmm That doesn't help, everyone knows in what level of demanding situation i am, my well wishers also have great expectaions from me.
but i'm still going nowhere

[YourSelf]

Think that you could do nothing else but that.
Eliminate any other choice of what you could do: even thinking about not doing it.

(a good way is thinking about all the poor people in the world who cannot even afford to stop for a while and think about those things... that's my recipe for anti-procrastination)

Make it your sole choice.

[LifeFirst]

Originally Posted by Trezker

Is it the hurdle of getting started?
Have you tried telling someone what you're going to do? Knowing that someone else expects you to do it can make you feel very much more responsible.

Sure as hell doesn't work for me....I hate putting pressure on myself.

[mazhar]

well, when i make up my mind that i have no other option but to do a thing. then i end up in my bed having a deep sleep. that is the tendency of my brain of handling preasure.

[Smarky]

Success (or anything) either lives in you, or it doesn't, a cold reality to face, but it is often true.

Maybe you just don't want it.

[mazhar]

I know if u take the definition of want too deep it is very complex, but i'm talking about the times when i burst of desire but i can't seem to touch it.

[Trezker]

Can your goal be divided into tiny parts?

You know you can only take one step at a time, do the smallest possible increment towards your goal. Then take a break, eat something really sweet and take a walk.
Don't work again until you're ready for it.

Remember, even if you do almost nothing you're doing infinitely more than if you do absolutely nothing.

[Kura Ookami]

What's the smallest possible thing you can do to start the thing you want to do? For example, if you wanted to go out running, the first step would be putting on your running shoes. Or if you wanted to write a novel, you might start by getting out your pen and paper.

I read these ideas somewhere. In Getting Things Done, I believe though it might have been somewhere else. You might want to buy that book.

[mazhar]

If somehow i manage myself to start once that rides prettie well.
But the most hard part for me is to restart after a break or interruption.

[CaptainStubbs]

This video has been motivating for me lately

YouTube - Glengarry Glen Ross speech

(warning, bad language)

[Sunnybayes]

I use this article works for me

How to Take Action Consistently

[Trezker]

Originally Posted by mazhar

If somehow i manage myself to start once that rides prettie well.
But the most hard part for me is to restart after a break or interruption.

I thought of a trick that might help.
Ever heard the saying "Quit when you're on top"?

If you force youself to leave the work when it's really fun and you want to do more. Don't your fingers just itch to get back to it?

Another great trick to get you started is to watch others doing the thing you want to do. Monkey see, monkey do.

[mazhar]

My greatful thanks to u "Trezker" for keeping track of my thread.

But

Originally Posted by Trezker

If you force youself to leave the work when it's really fun and you want to do more. Don't your fingers just itch to get back to it?

I think it will spoil the least productive time that i could have achieved by continuing.
And the uncertainity of restarting remains.

Originally Posted by Trezker

Another great trick to get you started is to watch others doing the thing you want to do. Monkey see, monkey do.

And i've never been the monkey type,
Coz i see many boys wearing cool stuff at neck or hand then the pretend to be smart. but i'm very satisfied with the way i am.

i see most of my classmates studying all the time, but that never inspires me to become like that.

But it is also true that my grades are not equivalant of what i could have achieved with my merit comparing with others.

I could overtake all of my classmates if i had studied at least 10% time that they study.

If somehow i could manage myself to be a goodboy and study that least time.................... I wonder.............. it would be just great ;-)

[Trezker]

Aha, this is the first time you mention it's about studying.
Ofcourse, studying is very boring. I see why you're having trouble.

What kind of studying?
If you're reading books, you should know that repetition is more important than reading everything in detail.

When you read a book carefully, you forget almost everything of value or don't even get it at all. But if you first skim through it all, then look more carefully at interesting parts you remember much more and have more fun.

I have no idea what you're studying so...
But one universal truth is that your brain binds knowledge a lot better when it's associated with strong emotions of joy or pain.

[Louise Gilbert]

What's the benefit of staying where you are? There will be one..there is a reason why you are where you are right now, and you're not ready to move forward. Not yet..

Take a look around you, accept where you are, just be. Know what your goals are, put them aside. What's going on right now that you are not acknowledging?

Sometimes I pull a card out when thinking about things, the card I get for you is Healing. This situation cannot be healed until you release it, stop holding on to this thought that you cannot move forward - as a result, you are not moving forward. Stop focussing on what is wrong, allow it to be released and affirm that all is well right now. Surrender. This requires something greater than the mind. It requires you to have faith that if you let go of this, you will allow new thoughts and direction to come into your life. Who knows, it might be followed by action !!

[mazhar]

I'm Studying BBA at my 3rd semester now,
But the problem is not only with study.

I'm a professional keyboardist but i don't practice at home that much,
I'm a Taekwando green-belt holder, but not going to practice for about a year,

The list would go on of all the things i want to do but i can't

[KevinJohn]

Hi Mazhar,

I find it's important to know why you want to do the things you want to do. The reason why you want to do something is the core of your motivation. If you have a strong reason to do something, and it's a reason that's associated with strong emotions, you will be more motivated to take action.

Spend some time thinking about why it is you want to study etc. What is going to the benefit for you in the long term, how are you going to feel if you're successful in your studies, how much better will your life be? Once you have a big enough why, write it down so you can remind yourself from time to time then it's easier to keep yourself motivated.

As you think about why you to study, play the keyboard and so on you may find that the reason why is not something that comes from you, rather it is imposed from outside by your peers or your family. If you're trying to motivated yourself because you feel you should do it rather than because you want to do it, then you'll have a much tougher time keeping going.

Just a few thoughts - hope this helps

[Trezker]

Originally Posted by mazhar

the things i want to do but i can't

So... What are you doing instead of these things?

[mazhar]

I sleep, watch TV, browse Internet, gossip with friends, go aroun sometimes.
that's it

[Louise Gilbert]

Perhaps you are really just coming to terms with the idea that perhaps your life may not come to 'anything' (that is, according to your perception of what you should be doing). I've heard a lot of 'if I really wanted to, I could do....'

You've outlined that you've got potential, as do all of us, but you are choosing not to tap into it. That's fine it's called free-will. Choice A - Sleep and come to experience what life is like when all you do is sleep, Choice B - Try something different and see what life is like when you try something different. Seems that you are summing up Choice A at the moment and there's probably a good reason why 'sleeping' seems like the best option.

We procrastinate when we are fearful. What are you really afraid of?

[mazhar]

Originally Posted by Louise Gilbert

We procrastinate when we are fearful. What are you really afraid of?

I fear that i'll not achieve the minimum respactable grades at BBA courses,
I fear that i'll get bankkrupt before completion of my studies,
I fear that i'll not be able to harvest from my money & time invetments for keyboard,
I fear that i'll not be successful with my relationship with my girlfriend,
I fear that i'll get injured while learning Taekwando, when i also fear that i''l get beaten up by my silent enemies or a hijaker,
I fear that my Mom will die before she could see me successful in life,
I fear that my past mistakes will ruin my future accomplishments.