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Dec 2023
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204 - You’re Not Lazy! The Science-Backe...

Michelle Grosser - Inspired by Brene Brown, Mel Robbins & Rachel Hollis
About this episode

When was the last time you had a whole list of stuff you needed to get done, but you couldn’t motivate yourself to do it?  You kept thinking about it, but couldn’t bring yourself to take action.

 

When we find ourselves procrastinating, it can be super frustrating.  So, why do we procrastinate? 

 

Some of the answers lie within the wisdom of the nervous system.

 

In today’s episode, you’ll learn what’s likely happening in your body and subconscious mind when you procrastinate and I’ll coach you through 3 simple hacks to help bring yourself out of a state of procrastination and into feeling motivated and taking action.

 

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