Overcoming Procrastination: Hooks & Angles

Ten opening lines for Overcoming Procrastination, the ten-minute Vibration Track by Dr. Daniel E. Marshall. They talk about the habit of putting things off and what drives it, never about fixed results. Add a line of your own after the hook, then your hoplink to the sales page.

Hook 1

People who put things off are often afraid of something, and it isn't always failure.

Angle: email opener. The body can go through the other reasons: fear of success, feeling under-qualified, or plain dislike of the work.

Hook 2

Think back to the panic of finishing something at midnight that you'd had two whole weeks to do. Hold on to that feeling, because it's more useful than you'd expect.

Angle: YouTube intro or TikTok. Talk about remembering that feeling the next time you're tempted to delay.

Hook 3

Very few people ever add up what putting things off has cost them, and the total is enough to change how they spend the rest of the week.

Angle: newsletter opener. Suggest writing the list down (missed chances, people let down), then bring in the track.

Hook 4

Ten minutes with your eyes closed sounds like a strange answer to putting things off, until you understand which part of your mind is doing the delaying.

Angle: solo ad opener for self-improvement lists.

Hook 5

If you've been called lazy all your life for leaving things to the last minute, there's a better explanation, and it lives in your subconscious mind.

Angle: Facebook post. Expect replies from people who've heard it all their lives.

Hook 6

Tell one friend about the job you keep putting off, and ask them to watch for the small signs that you're about to do it again.

Angle: Instagram caption or email tip. Follow with what those signs might look like for your readers.

Hook 7

A chiropractor and a nurse made a ten-minute audio track for people who keep promising themselves they'll start tomorrow.

Angle: email to a list that likes a good back story. Name Dr. Dan and Andrea Marshall in the next line.

Hook 8

The email you've been meaning to send for three weeks would take you about four minutes to write.

Angle: TikTok on-screen text or Facebook post. It works for any small job people leave sitting for weeks.

Hook 9

There are small warning signs that show up right before you start putting something off, and once you know your own, you can catch yourself in the act.

Angle: YouTube video or blog post about spotting the habit early.

Hook 10

How many of this year's plans are still sitting in "next week"?

Angle: email subject line and opener near the middle or end of the year.