A lesser known truism is that behind every great achievement sits a mountain of unseen procrastination. This is because even the most productive among us are not immune to time-wasting, deadline delaying, or over-preparing. While procrastination is normal and you should never feel like a failure for having deep cleaned the oven instead of drawing up your business plan, it can be detrimental if you let it go on too long. Unchecked procrastination can ultimately have negative effects on your mental health, creating stress over unfinished projects and work pileups. This is of particular concern for entrepreneurs and hopeful business owners, whose economic success depends on their capacity for self-motivation and, often, their ability to manage procrastination. Battling procrastination is all about acceptance, understanding, and personal approaches. We all handle procrastination differently because it is ultimately about how we work as individuals. That said, there are helpful methods and approaches which everyone can employ to better understand and manage their procrastination. Read on for our advice on not eliminating procrastination from your life, but learning to live with it so that it doesn’t negatively affect your work.

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