4) From Procrastination to Action! Mini-series

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You are already dressed, shoes tied, water bottle

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ready, playlist on point. And yet you are still

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sitting there. You scroll for a second, retie your shoes,

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check your bag one more time, and suddenly you feel that weight

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in your chest, that quiet guilt rising.

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Then from somewhere deep inside your brain comes that

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little voice, the one that says, it's fine, you go tomorrow, don't worry.

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And you take it, even though you know it's not fine.

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You know tomorrow won't be easier. But in

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that moment, you pull toward not acting. That pull is stronger.

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That's procrastination, the invisible battle between your

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intention and your fear, between your willingness and your overwhelm,

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between your conscious and your unconscious

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mind. I am Barbara, your Italian family and mental performance

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coach. With all my accent and my mistakes. And this is another

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episode of let's Go Mental, the podcast where we make mental

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training a lifestyle. Integrating mindset work into your daily

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routine so you can consistently progress and perform with confidence

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in sport and in life. You are stuck in that small

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space between ready and go. It's like kind of a gap.

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And it's not about doing nothing. It's about

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delaying the thing you know you should do. But your

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brain is fighting the start because that moment

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before action is uncomfortable. It's the warm

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up. Your mind resists whispering, what if I mess up?

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What if I'm not ready? What if it's too hard?

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What if I'm not good enough? And so it feels,

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feels easier to postpone. But the

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second you take that first step, you are in

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motion, you are back in traction.

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And afterward, you'll always be glad you did it.

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Procrastination isn't laziness, it's avoidance.

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It's pushing away that thought,

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that uncomfortable sensation, that rock in your

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mind. You are not avoiding the task, you are avoiding the feeling behind

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it. The pressure, the uncertainty, the fear of failing or

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simply not knowing where to start. That's why even

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the best athletes sometimes delay the warm up, the stretch,

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the study lesson. It's human. But the fact that you are here

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listening to this means you want to improve it. And yes,

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you can trade this moment, the exact second between thinking

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and acting. That's the moment to train.

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That's where you have to interrupt the

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pattern because that's where momentum starts.

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So I love system, you know, let's build your

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system. One first step, awareness. You can't change

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what you don't notice. Realize when you are

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not starting. That's already half the work.

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You know that. You know this awareness is

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part of being an athlete. You don't hide behind your

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not doing, you face it. Second is deconstruct

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the task. Big goals, new ones create

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fear. When your brain sees Start

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my essay. Studying for the next exam.

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Starting training. After injury, it panics. It sees

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a huge, impossible, very high mountain. So. So instead

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of finish my essay, start with choose the topic,

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find two sources, write the introduction. Each small step

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gives you traction. It shows you that you can do it.

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And traction builds momentum. Third part

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is plan. What, when and for how long you'll

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do it. And then I will add a push. The five Second Rule by

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Mel Robbins. When you say I'll start, you have about

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five seconds before your brain talks you out

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of it. So count backwards immediately. 5,

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4, 3, 2, 1. And just do it.

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Open the file, pick up the ball, sit down and write. Just open the

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door, go out. Once you start, your mind catches up.

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Motion creates a motion and a motion creates action. So it's like

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a loop. It's a positive one. Challenge for next week. Pick one thing

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you've been avoiding. Deconstruct it.

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Break it down small steps and use the five second

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rule. This five second rule, you can use it for anything. Even when you have

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to wake up in the morning. Don't wait for motivation to show up because

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that's for another episode. Your time is your asset,

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your focus is your power and your ability to stop

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start. That's your superpower. We will train

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it, repeat it, and watch how fast you grow in sport

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and in life. Thank you so much for listening.

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