Emotional Freedom Technique Coaching Made Simple
Magnus
Procrastination comes about because there is a part of you that doesn't want to do the given task. With Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) you can get rid of that part of you.
Many people say that they need more motivation to get things done, which is partly true. But I would say that if you have set yourself a goal then you have all the motivation you will ever need. What's stopping you is the barrier of negative beliefs and emotions.
As a student I always used to procrastinate my essays. They felt like really hard work, I didn't think they'd be good enough, and I always had other things I wanted to do. So I'd leave them until the last minute, when I knew I'd get in trouble if I didn't do them. The fear of getting in trouble gave me the extra motivation.
When people say they want extra motivation, they think they need an extra negative impetus to spur them on.
Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) removes the negative feelings that sop you from moving forward in the first place. When I work with clients on procrastination, we identify everything that is preventing them from taking action and tap those negative beliefs and actions away.
So when you are thinking about starting a task, you might find a negative internal dialogue taking place. I would sit at my desk and hear a voice in my mind telling me I didn't know where to start, that I didn't understand the subject and that I'd never finish the work.
It's not nice to have those negative thoughts in your mind, so you'll distract yourself from the task in order to avoid those feelings. And the work isn't even the real source of those negative emotions, it's your mind and the associations it has created.
With Tapping, you can literally find those negative thoughts one-by-one, and release the negative feeling that you associate with them. That way you probably won't think them again, and if you do, they won't have the same emotional impact, so you'll dismiss them easily.
You can try EFT right now, I've made it really easy for you to get started:
1. You can try EFT right now by watching my video Killing Procrastination. It takes you through the basic steps. In order to have the most notable effects it's best to try it on something that you really want to avoid doing. Now you might not feel like you are jumping to get started straight away, but you should find it a bit easier to get started. If you haven't tried EFT before then the process might seem a bit odd, so you might find that having a look at the introductory video helps make more sense of it.
2. If you want more information on how your limiting beliefs stop you from achieving what you want in life, read my e-book. It explains how you can use EFT to identify and remove negative beliefs that stop you from achieving your goals.
It's wonderful how powerful this technique can be. For example, I used to hate tidying my house and doing the washing up. But when I tapped away all the negativity around doing those things I found I actually started to enjoy doing them.
When I tried this technique with my friend, we tapped away all the negative feelings and beliefs that were stopping him do his taxes. When we had tapped them all and he couldn't think of any more, I asked him if there was anything else he wanted to work on... and he said no, he'd rather go and do his taxes.
You will have to be persistent, but the side-effects will be very interesting for you. Other areas of your life will benefit positively. In my personal case I found that using EFT on household chores stopped me procrastinating in other areas of my life.
Good luck - Emotional Freedom Technique really can transform your life!
For more information about (
http://www.tapping.com/) Emotional Freedom Technique, including Magnus's e-book, articles, and videos, visit Tapping.com. A good place to start is the video accompanying this article - (
http://www.tapping.com/videos/killing-procrastination.html ) Killing Procrastination with EFT.
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