Practical Prepping Podcast
Practical Prepping Podcast
Real solutions for real emergencies—no apocalypse required.
The Practical Prepping Podcast cuts through the noise of extreme doomsday scenarios to focus on what actually matters: simple, actionable steps that help everyday people safeguard their families and lifestyles.
Why Listen?
- Knowledge Over Gear: "The more you know, the less you have to carry." We emphasize skills that lighten your load because the right know-how beats an overloaded bug-out bag every time.
- Real Threats, Real Solutions: From power outages to wildfires, snowstorms to supply shortages, we tackle the emergencies you're most likely to face.
- Family-Friendly Content: Our podcast maintains clean, judgment-free advice that's appropriate for all ages—prioritizing practicality over paranoia.
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Unlike some other preparedness podcasts, we focus on practical readiness for realistic challenges:
- Weather emergencies like tornadoes, hurricanes, and winter storms
- Power outages and water disruptions
- Financial preparedness and debt reduction
- Family communication plans
- Everyday carry essentials
- Food storage and preservation
- First aid and medical preparedness
- Much more
Our Approach
Hosts Mark and Krista Lawley combine decades of experience in emergency response, outdoor skills, and home resilience to deliver advice that works in real-world situations. Whether you're just starting your preparedness journey or looking to refine specific skills, our content meets you where you are with clear, actionable advice.
No bunkers. No zombies. No alien invasions. Just practical prepping.
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Practical Prepping Podcast
Episode #77, "Dealing With Procrastination"
Practical Prepping Podcast Episode #77
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In this episode we discuss: "Procrastination"
The art of putting things off (intentionally or habitually)
95% of people, at times, procrastinate, on some level.
Causes of procrastination
- Lack of self-discipline
- Lack of priority
- Fear
- Of failure
- Of success
- Feel the task is insurmountable
- Don't believe the task is worth the trouble
- We CHOOSE to do something else
HOW TO OVERCOME PROCRASTINATION
- Recognize you are procrastinating
- Figure out why you are procrastinating
- Adopt anti-procrastination habits
- Understand procrastination IS a habit
- Make a commitment to your tasks
- Use time management techniques
- Utilize a Master list with your Daily To-do list
- Make an appointment with yourself for the task by putting YOU on your schedule
- Minimize Distractions
- Clear your desk of other projects
- Turn off the phone
- Close the office door
- Reward yourself for completed tasks
- It feels good to finish
- Be accountable to someone else
- We don't want to have to say, " No, I didn't do it."
- Tackle tasks as they come, but don't interrupt current task
- Put them on the master list so they aren't forgotten
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