Procrastination is very common. It's a big factor in a lot of the coaching I do with clients. It gets in the way, it holds people back and it stops hoards of people from achieving their true potential.

I have to confess that I, too, procrastinate on occasions and have an excellent example to share today.

National Insurance. I had a very small issue to sort out with mine. Whenever I thought about it, complicated forms, difficult sums and stern sounding voices came to mind. Admittedly, fairly low grade anxieties but certainly enough to make me push the whole thing to the back of my mind. Again. And again. And again.

Whenever I've thought about it I felt a vague feeling of discomfort. On occasions I've woken up in the night thinking about it. Although I couldn't say how much time I've spent not sorting this out, it certainly adds up.

Today I bit the bullet and made the phone call to the National Insurance man. The issue was resolved in three and a half minutes.

Enough said.