Getting rid of laziness.

Laziness is an unproductive state. Sloth stops you from moving in the right direction. A life that is already bad will become worse if you remain indolent and maintain the lackadaisical attitude.

Among the most common activities that you most likely will tend to procrastinate are doing house work, exercising, learning and reading.

Perhaps you represent work or completing a task as something tedious. Instead of seeing a finished job, you picture the steps that you have to take, the troubles that you have to go through and efforts that you have to make.

Your thoughts in words, pictures and sensations will affect your physiology and emotions. If you represent something pleasurable, you will take action. But if you choose to attach pain to the thing that you have to do, you will not start or finish what you have set out to do.

• Think of the pain and the pleasure.

What would happen if you keep leaving your dishes unwashed, clothes strewn on the floor and bed unmade? What would happen if you don't start learning something new and develop better skills?

What would not happen if you start a simple exercise program and make a habit to fully utilize your time? What would not happen if you start today to do the things that you know you should?

Start thinking and linking the pains and the pleasures to the activities that you should take. Attach your emotions. Put yourself in a state of mind that will make you want to do it and do it now.

• Know your reasons.

Maybe you are uncertain on why you are doing the things that you are engaged in. You may not know what your actual goals in life are so you just drift along. As you coast your way through the days, you begin to feel sluggish and uninspired.

You need to really know what are your objectives. If you are working for people, know the reason for your being there. You have to remind yourself that whatever job you have taken is to fulfill your needs.

If you are self-employed, you have to have big and powerful reasons stay motivated. When you know what and why you are doing things, your mind remains active and alert and you will not have the time to succumb to laziness.

• Imposing self-discipline.

If you desire for change, personal growth and success, you can't afford to waste time. It takes self-discipline to keep practicing, trying and right thinking to produce the results that you want.

That means you have to take concerted efforts and push yourself to make a bit of progress each day. You need to resist the laid back attitude. You must avoid finding excuses.

When you have control over your actions, emotions and thoughts, you will manage your time and your life better. By disciplining yourself to do the necessary, you overcome inertia and fight your fears. Your confidence and esteem will improve.

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