Welcome to the Visibility Factor podcast with Susan M. Barber – a show where business leaders and anyone seeking ways to raise their visibility can come to learn how to take action in their own authentic way. It’s time to raise your visibility, amplify your voice and be the confident leader you were meant to be. Each week author, former fortune 500 IT Director turned executive coach, Susan M. Barber will bring you inspiring guests, coaching, tips and tools to empower you to take action so that you can elevate your career and gain new opportunities. Topics about visibility, authenticity, confidence, leadership, impostor syndrome, and career transition will be discussed each week with guests who are amazing leaders and are doing great things in the world. There are so many possibilities to do more than you think you can, so trust yourself and let’s take this visibility journey together!
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episode 15: 15. What Are You Putting Off?
15. What Are You Putting Off?
We have taken some time away from the last two impostor syndrome types from The Visibility Factor book to have some great conversations with leaders. Today we are going to talk about the 5th type which is called Delayer and Avoider - also known as procrastination.
The word procrastination means “the act of delaying or postponing something.” With this type of impostor syndrome more than any other, people will use any means possible to stop themselves from doing something that makes them feel vulnerable to judgment or criticism.
In this episode we discussed:
- Ways that people can leverage distractions to avoid things
- A client example from The Visibility Factor Book is shared
- Examples of what leaders may be putting off
- Why procrastination happens
- Coaching conversation with Aaron (a client) on his avoidance of influential conversations
- Ways to take action even though procrastination is happening
- Two simple ways to change your habits when it comes to delaying and avoiding things
Links to resources shared during the podcast:
- Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator Ted Talk by Tim Urban
- The 2-Minute Rule by David Allen
- Getting Things Done - The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen
- The Five Second Rule - Transform your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage Audiobook by Mel Robbins
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