The phone rings, you check your e-mail, watch a little TV and before you know it procrastination at home has stolen your day and what have you accomplished?

Then guilt sets in and you promise yourself that tomorrow will be better, but will it?

It can be with a little creativity and organization.

1. Have a plan including some kind of schedule. Make a list of things you want to get done and write them down. It can be even more helpful to divide day into thirty minute segments.

Be realistic about amount of time each task will take or you will be overwhelmed by 9:00 a.m. Feel satisfied as you cross each item off list.

2. Take care of yourself. Leave time each day for some kind of physical activity. It's good for you and can help you maintain energy you need.

Try to get outside, fresh air and light are also good for you and can boost your immune system and allow you to remain healthy.

It's especially easy to procrastinate when you aren't feeling well. Eat nutritious meals and get enough sleep.

As more tasks become automated due to advances in technology there is a general expectation, whether it is realistic or not, that productivity should increase as well.

Everyone seems to have more work than can possibly be done in a day and this pressure can result in feelings of being overwhelmed which in turn leads to procrastination at work which can actually decrease productivity if not properly managed.

Although there are hundreds of reasons why we procrastinate and put off difficult tasks, one of most common reasons people procrastinate is because they are simply overwhelmed by a task which seems too large in scope to complete. And so natural response is simply to put off ever getting started.

There are four ways to effectively overcome procrastination in this situation...

1. Break your tasks down into multiple and smaller more manageable units and then focus on each unit moving from one to next as each task is completed.

As you complete each unit of work success will motivate you to move on to next one.

With this being said, be careful to not lose sight of final objective. This leads to next tip for beating procrastination at work.

2. Do each unit or task one at a time.

A woman I know recently lost her husband. She had never worked day in her life and due to circumstances of her husband's death she was unable to collect his life insurance policy.