Procrastination, the habit of putting things off, is a profound skill I possess. I’m not alone.

According to solvingprocrastination.com, “around 20% of adults procrastinate chronically.” Quite a statistic.

My boss has called me a completionist. At first, I felt insulted when I heard those words, but when he said it again it made sense.

I hate things hanging over my head so I want to get them done as soon as I can. The completionist craves the finality of a done job, while the procrastinator resists the starting process.

This is the war going on inside this doer.

Here’s where my friend Deadline comes to the rescue. Deadline is the mitigator of this battle. The commander keeping procrastinator in check. The looming deliverable is just what I need to get me up and off my you know what and out of my head to the task at hand.

Are you a procrastinator? What do you do to get motivated to action?