Of course, you feel the urge to procrastinate. That's only human.

You see, scratching the itch - doing anything worthwhile - takes an investment in time and effort, and the rewards are in the future.

In the meantime, your vices are offering you immediate short-term satisfaction: put Netflix on, grab a flat white or a glass of wine, listen to music, scroll through Instagram, lie on the sofa, raid the fridge...I mean, why not do them all at once?!

This battle between your vices and your virtue is as old as the hills and the outcome is just as predictable unless you are determined and smart.

It's time to beat procrastination.

We've all got our reasons for procrastinating. I think a lot of them can be solved by making your goal clearer.

When you've got a list of 25 or 50 or 100 things to do, each one is lost in the crowd. Fixing the leaking tap, writing your business plan, pumping up your car tyres, and going to the gym all look just as important.

Prioritising can help you beat procrastination

Choose just three things from your list. Three things that will make today a successful day. Doing the three most important things is simpler than tackling a mess of to-dos all at once.

A five-step plan to beat procrastination:

• Acknowledge that you do it and that it's okay. There's no point in lying to yourself.
• Get ready to do something about changing it.
• Ask yourself why you're procrastinating. Do you really want to do the thing you're procrastinating on? If no, then get it off your to-do list. If it's a yes, then let's shut down the limiting beliefs and crack on!
• Hold yourself publicly accountable. Get people to motivate you from the outside.
• Start, so you can build momentum. If you're training for a marathon, you need to build up to it - you start with one mile, then two. The more you build up, the closer you'll get and the less you'll procrastinate.