Procrastination is a direct result of the absence of our commitment to our purpose in life. When we achieve self-integration and become one with the universe, which is Habit #2, our purpose in life becomes clear to add the highest value in all our thoughts and endeavors. In the absence of this purpose, what we’re doing simply becomes a task and chore rather than a joy and passion, which leaves us with no incentive to begin, let alone complete, the task. The result is procrastination.

Completion must be the outcome of the previous step of “urgency and intensity.” Otherwise, we’ll end up spending double our resources, cause waste, create stress, and only achieve mediocre outcomes at best. We’ll remain in that mindset of mediocrity and from there, everything will spiral downward. Completing projects allows for a continual sense of moving in the right direction, of progressing, and encourages an incentive to do more and better.

This Habit of finishing what we started often allows us extra time and thus positions us to elevate our performance wherein we can utilize leftover time to make additional improvements and further enhance our excellence.