The Complete Idiot's Guide to Overcoming Procrastination - Softcover

Tullier, Michelle

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0028636376 ISBN 13: 9780028636375

Publisher: Alpha, 1999

Synopsis

You’re no idiot, of course.  You know your life would be easier to handle and a lot more pleasant if you just stopped putting off ’til next month what you should have done last week. But when it comes to actually facing procrastination head-on and doing something about it… well, there’s always tomorrow.

Don’t crash on the couch and flip on the TV again! The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Overcoming Procrastination is a fun, easy-to-follow guide to reorganizing your life to get things done before they become a problem! In this Complete Idiot’s Guide®, you get:

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About the Author

MICHELLE TULLIER, Ph.D., is a nationally recognized counselor, author, and speaker, and is on the faculty at New York University. She specializes in helping people set and reach personal and professional goals. She lives in New York City with her husband and daughter.

From the Back Cover

You're no idiot, of course. You know your life would be easier to handle and a lot more pleasant if you just stopped putting off 'til next month what you should have done last week. But when it comes to actually facing procrastination head-on and doing something about it... well, there's always tomorrow. Don't crash on the couch and flip on the TV again! The Complete Idiot's Guide to Overcoming Procrastination is a fun, easy-to-follow guide to reorganizing your life to get things done before they become a problem! In this Complete Idiot's Guide, you get:

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Foreword by Mary LoVerde, Life Balance expert, professional speaker, and author of Stop Screaming at the Microwave! How to Connect Your Disconnected Life (Simon and Schuster)

If you've color-coded all your files, answered all your e-mails, and gotten your holiday purchases wrapped by September 1, you can quit reading now. If, however, your mother called recently to see if you were still alive, the neighbors think your house is the recycling center, or the length of your to-do list qualifies for the Guiness World Book of Records, you've picked up the right book.

Just about everyone procrastinates. And for good reasons. Some of the things we never get around to doing are boring, difficult, overwhelming, and complicated. Any reasonable person would find "later" the best time frame to do them in. The sheer weight of the demands placed upon us can be paralyzing. If you think you have too much to do and not enough time to do it in, this is not your imagination. There really is too much to do. Some of us cope by putting off until tomorrow...what we won't have time to do then, either. Unfortunately procrastination is a problem that not only doesn't solve problems, it creates them.

You are about to read the most comprehensive procrastination book on the market. It is full of nuts and bolts tips on how to stop procrastinating and take out that two-week-old trash, overcome your computer phobia, or make the career move that will change your life. Because people procrastinate for different reasons, this book provides a dual focus: It helps those of us who need to pay attention to the psychological roots of stalling, e.g., fears, perfectionism, and ambivalence, and it guides those of us whose main trouble stems from situational factors, e.g., overload, distractions, and disorganization. You will find nitty-gritty, specific, sure-fire ways to stop putting things off. The book's author clearly has her act together, and lucky for us, has devoted her career to helping others do the same. But, she also lets us know that she's no robot, and grapples with the same issues you and I face.

If I could retitle this book I would call it The Secret Formula for Feeling Good. As you read, you will swear Michelle Tullier looked inside your mind, heart, and soul and discovered, not only why you put things off, but precisely what will propel you off your procrastinating duff and into the life you want to live! What I love most about his book is that the underlying message isn't about making yourself exercise, pay bills on time, or keep your closets clean. Michelle teaches us about the bigger issue of having some balance in your life. Getting more done is not helpful if you are not also doing what is important to you and to those you love. She reminds us that overcoming procrastination can help us connect with ourselves, our family and friends, our true mission in life, and our spirituality. And that is the secret formula for feeling good.

Edition details

• Publisher: Alpha
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0028636376
• ISBN 13: 9780028636375
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 362