One of the number one issues that I hear from the coaches I train and the other people that I work with who have jumped from a 9 to 5 into the wonderful land of self-employment is their frustration over how much they procrastinate.
Procrastination is a boring subject! The topic has really been beat to death. However, I share a little bit of a different spin on it in this video and some tapping to help move you out of procrastination and into your power.
If you tapped along, you should be feeling a pretty good shift right now. If not, run through the tapping a couple of more times until you feel the shift. To help with that, I’ve included a transcription of the tapping exercise from the video here:
(Transcript of Tapping Exercise)
So here’s what I want you to do. Take a look at or bring to mind very quickly some of the goals that you are trying to achieve, some of the big things that you’re trying to do and just notice where it feels overwhelming. Is that a ten on a scale of one to ten? Is the “I don’t know where to get started” or “This is going to be hard.” Just notice what comes up with you when you look at that goal. And we’re going to jump in and do some tapping.
I’m really having trouble getting started. I’m overwhelmed. I’m either zoning out or I’m doing, doing, doing, busy, busy, busy. But it’s mostly distraction and I’m not getting to the important things. I do feel better now that Margaret said it happens to a lot of people. But I need to get more done. And I’m just going to honor that. I’m spinning in my mind state. There’s anxiety running through my system. And I’m hardly even aware of it. There’s anxiety blasting through my system. My body is filled with nervous energy and I’m not getting the important things done. And I’m hardly aware of it because I’m not really in my body. I’m up in my head because there’s a lot to think about. Thinking, thinking, thinking, thinking, thinking, thinking.
And then I’d stop to criticize myself. I should be getting more done. Thinking, thinking, thinking, spinning and thinking. It’s okay. I’m taking on a lot. I’m open to coming down into my body and looking at my goals in the very next thing I have to do, just the very next thing. I’m open to being solid about that, getting started. I’m open to being solid and getting started so I can see a chunk of progress that feels solid and I will celebrate that solid chunk of progress on each step I take.
And take a big deep breath. And just notice how it feels now in your body. Notice I have mind of little more quiet and I want you to now notice that in this state, you can be more strategic and more solid about what you need to get done next. And I want you to think about progress, not the big goal, progress, not the big goal to get solid chunks of progress done so that you can feel in your body solidly accomplished one little step at a time. And I’m telling you, you’ll have so much more energy for your big goal if you celebrate the progress along the way. So get up there and get more done. Stand in your power and go for it.
Would love to know how this felt and what changes you noticed so please comment below.
Thank you for this video… it was REALLY what I needed to hear lately.
So glad I opened your e-mail this morning !! Lots of love to you !
Thank you for the ongoing tapping support. As a Tapping Into Wealth Coach…I find myself in this situation often. I am so excited about all of my ideas, that I overwhelm myself and then do nothing. The struggle is real….ongoing tapping…with specific language is a gift. Thank you. You helped me and my clients as well
Excellent! I needed this today. I woke up in the middle of the night last night anxious about all I need to get done. Thank you Margaret! 🙂
Hi Margaret
I did this tapping. The first time when this round finished, I got a kind of major anxiety growing. So I tapped about it. I re-did after the round from the video and what came up is that I can’t do anything from what I would like, not even really knowing what I want to accomplish. I tapped about it too and did a third time your round with the video. Thanks, It gave me the opportunity to connect with my body and some of the main fears that prevent me from jumping into the wagon of self-employment.
Thanks for all 🙂
I tapped along and feel much better – and get started immediately … so no much time to write -)
Thank you so much!
Loved this video…..especially love your book “Tapping into Wealth”…it has made a huge difference in my life. Thank you for this video
Thank you for this tapping exercise. It will prove invaluable, I know.
Great article and accompanying video. I tapped along to the whole video, even the parts when you weren’t tapping. So helpful. Thank you!
Thank you Margaret, feeiing the alignment and the grattitude – much love xxx
I so needed this today. It felt amazing being able to put words to the behavior and feelings that I have been experiencing. I thank you, I thank you, I thank you. It was strange to have to listen to the silence of my mind, waiting for it to start the usual chatter. I waited, and waited, and it was surprisingly very quiet. I am grateful for your gift today. Its time to develop a tapping habit…Peace and Blessed Love.
Thank you Thank you Thank you Margaret – I’ve missed you so much!!! Just what I needed today, shed a few tears even before you started the tapping. I guess as a KA I should be used to spinning in my head but it still surprises me every time. Hmmmm…….work in progress!!! with love xxx
Thank you, this really helped. I get into that place so often and really appreciate the help.
Hi Margaret,
Thank you for this post. I have been putting off till tomorrow what I can do today for some weeks. Well after viewing your video and joining in the ‘procastination’ tapping activity; I am now refreshed and grounded. I will visit this video again if I find myself floating.
Peace and Love.
Hi Margaret,
Great video. I am more than 3/4 through writing a book and the thinking, thinking, thinking keeps me awake, so
I will tap this again, and say my body needs time to sleep, and I allow this.
My book is called Speaking Universal, How Conscious Light Beings can Create Peace on Earth. It has 30 chapters, so not a long book, and I highly recommend tapping as one of the Speaking Universal techniques. Would you be interested to receive an emailed copy and to send back a comment which I can put on the back page? I’d love it if you said, yes. You have my email and I’ll look for your reply…
Thanks a lot,, Victoria
The first thing I felt when we started tapping on procrastinating, my physical heart started hurting a lot and I cried through the whole tapppling session, especailly when I was tapping “feeling out of my body”. I didn’t feel any release what so ever; my heart continued to physically hurt and I couldn’t stop crying. I was very surprised because tapping has always helped me.
I replayed your video and this time when I heard you ask “what is the most important thing you want to do”?, this thought popped up “not just work or home related, feel what is the most important thing you want to do”. What that is, is first, acknowledge and accept that I am a powerful energy healer using several modalities. And, 2nd that I want to assist people in their healing through this energy that I have been gifted by the Divine. So the second time I did the tapping with you, I chose “acknowledge and accept the powerful healer I am” using the word “feeling” instead of “thinking” – no changes on the other words and/or phrases. Using feeling instead of thinking, my heart stopped hurting and I and my whole body relaxed and I feel so light and a feeling so filled with love. Thank you Margaret. YOU ARE AWESOME!
Hi Margaret,
I really needed this tapping right now – it’s 1 a.m. and I hope I can finally go to sleep. There was just too much stuff in my head the last days and weeks. I bookmarked the page with this video so I can go back to it during the next days aus often aus needed. I have your book ‘tapping into wealth’ in my desk for months now and still no further than a couple of pages. Hopefully, I can finally get to it now. Thank you for all your great work! I’m always so exited and feel so inspired after watching your videos- you are just Great!
Love, Sina
thanks so much for the transcript….i often find a lot of resistance to going through the tapping as i have to watch a video, and my internet is so slow…well i could come up with 100 excuses…but having the transcript i had no excuse…just dived straight in…and of course…you are brilliant, so appreciate what you share xxx
That was great! I really liked the way you emphasized the importance of progress. I get super overwhelmed constantly thinking about the million things that I have to do or should be doing. I really love what you do!
Thank you!
Thank you Margaret for once again name where I’m at, then providing the tapping solution to shift. In this case to move me in one direction. For many years I’ve tried to figure out way my efficient organized self had escaped me. My strength is be able to see the panaramic view. My challenge had been picking the single trail to take on my adventure. Much love and thanks.
Thanks for all that you do Margaret! This particular tapping exercise is so welcomed especially at this time in my life.