The Lie About Procrastination That’s Keeping You Stuck

Follow this process next time you feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unmotivated.

There are days when I stare at my to-do list and immediately want to close my laptop. Not because I’m lazy. Not because I don’t care. But because I don’t know where to begin.

One task leads to another, which leads to three more. Write the article. Edit the article. Promote the article. Check analytics. Respond to comments. Pitch new clients. Rinse and repeat.

There are moments when all of it starts to feel like pressure instead of purpose. Like I’m drowning in my own ambition. And when it gets like that, I convince myself I need a break, but the break never feels restorative. It feels like guilt. Like I’m wasting time. Like everyone else is ten steps ahead and I’m here, frozen in place, doing nothing.

It took me years to realize that procrastination isn’t laziness, but fear in disguise. Fear of doing it wrong. Fear of wasting time. Fear of not being good enough. And that fear doesn’t go away when you hit a milestone. It doesn’t vanish when you grow your audience or sign new clients or …