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In order to reach your goals you must commit to taking action steps. If procrastination is an issue in your life then you must to take steps toward changing the habits that keep you from taking charge of your life.

Here are 40 tips to stop procrastinating:

1. Plan your next day, hour by hour, the evening before
2. Make one to-do list
3. Write your tasks down
4. Put it on a calendar
5. Learn to say “No”
6. Schedule 2 hours of uninterrupted time in which to work on your tasks
7. Commit to not checking email during scheduled uninterrupted time
8. Commit to turning your phone off during scheduled uninterrupted time
9. Commit to not checking for texts during scheduled uninterrupted time
10. Get your spouse or children involved in what you are doing
11. Partner up with someone who will hold you accountable
12. Hold yourself accountable
13. Report to someone else
14. Let your family know what you are doing and get their support
15. Give yourself deadlines (time and date) to finish a project
16. Set your desk up to be conducive to productive work
17. Do your biggest task in the morning or first thing before anything else
18. Do the most difficult task first
19. Do the item that will yield the most results first
20. Require yourself to finish at least one action step before going to bed
21. You can maintain high standards but being a perfectionist may hold you back
22. Take a break to rejuvenate, but decide on a specific to complete after your break
23. Build momentum by getting one, then two, then three things done
24. Break a large action step into bite size, manageable pieces
25. Find a way to get started by doing the easiest part first, build momentum
26. Make your decision and stop wavering; it’s holding you up!
27. Face your fear
28. Identify your obstacles
29. Finish a task before you start on a new one
30. Get organized
31. Make your task fun
32. Reward yourself
33. Don’t over plan
34. Create a routine and plan recurring tasks at the same time every day
35. Be disciplined
36. Have a sense of urgency
37. Just do it and stop thinking about it
38. Believe in yourself
39. Say affirmations every day
40. Look at your goals every day

Take a step over that line of procrastination and make things happen in your life. Your success or failure is up to you.