Multiple Bursaries Are Available for RV Service Technicians and Fixed Operations Personnel!

Are you overthinking the bursary application? Or, are you putting it off for other reasons?

Elizabeth Grace Saunders is a time management coach. She offers a four-step strategy to overcome procrastination in any area in which you’re struggling.

Don't judge yourself on your behaviour. Rather than feeling guilty about procrastinating on a task, focus on how you can take action and move forward. 

Next, clarify why you're avoiding action. Write down all the reasons that are preventing you from leaping into the task. Could it be:

• You don’t have a clear block of time to work on the task.
• You need a quiet workspace and are surrounded by noise.
• You worry about people judging your work.
• You expect your work to be perfect—and fear it won’t be.
• You tell yourself that you always do your best work under pressure, so you wait until the deadline is urgent enough for the adrenaline to kick in.

Step three: Address the issues. Perhaps you can enlist the help of a colleague, supervisor, friend or family member to help you stay on track and also with the task itself.

Step four: Be mindful of what you have achieved, big or small! According to Saunders, "when you struggle with procrastinating on a certain task, you may never get into a flow state. You may never really enjoy the work. You may never be the most efficient. But you can still get the work done. Don’t judge yourself for certain tasks being hard or your process being imperfect. Just keep starting and restarting again."