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Being an optimist – or more accurately perhaps, having an optimistic thinking style when things are going alright – is one thing. Learning how to talk to yourself when you suffer a personal defeat or anticipate failure, and when you are feeling doubtful or stuck, is another. Overcoming a negative

There are a lot of ‘motivational speakers’ out there from the Anthony Robbins School of Positive Self-Talk – Awaken the Giant Within – who first inspire and then depress us with their mantra of ‘just do it’. (Maybe they’re all Nike salesmen.) While there is some truth to the idea

Turns out people who have high levels of Self-Efficacy and Self-Leadership (which includes Personal Goal Setting, Positive Self-talk, Self-Monitoring, and Self-reinforcement) have much less difficulty with procrastination than those with lower levels of these personality characteristics. And they tend to be more productive generally. They believe in themselves and they

I said in On Procrastination Part 1 that people are concerned with self-esteem and so worry about being judged, and in particular about being judged negatively. Introverts especially may worry about being ‘criticized’ by others and delay action; extroverts tend to act and then worry about negative appraisal after the

I’m not a psychologist, but … As an executive coach many of my clients raise this issue of procrastination as one of 2 – 3 main obstacles they face in their own effectiveness. (The other two are delegation and, of course, the chronic, effective communications! (usually this means poor listening

You know what I mean – when you send out an email (or text) and you get no response; and you’re left wondering. – Did the message get through or is it stuck in the firewall, or even lost in cyberspace? – I guess she/he is pretty busy and doesn’t