Recognising the Delay
It isn't laziness. It's a delay you can understand.
By the end you will be able to recognise a delayed identity reaction in yourself or someone else, and respond to it early.
Part of the AURIS approach to identity, stability and human development.
- Applied
- £10.00
- Certificate on completion
Understand why progress pauses after a major change, break the pattern and move forward with self-awareness rather than self-judgement.
£10.00 one-off payment, lifetime access
- 1. Sign in, or create a free account. It takes a name, an email address and a password.
- 2. Pay by card on the course page. The payment form is Stripe's own, so AURIS never sees or stores your card details.
- 3. The course opens straight away and stays in your library. There is no subscription and nothing renews.
A certificate is issued when you finish every lesson and pass the assessment.
Who this course is for
“I know I should be preparing and I keep putting it off.”
Delay usually arrives before the change is even visible, and it is a pattern rather than laziness. Naming it is what closes it.
Where this course fits
- Where it sits
- Specialist learning inside the After Service pathway.
- What usually comes before
- Most people take Introduction to AURIS before this one, though nothing here requires it.
- What usually comes next
- Crisis Churn is next in the After Service pathway. Addresses the first two years out, where churn usually happens.
This course can be taken together with other qualifying AURIS short courses as one bundle, priced by how many you choose. See how bundles work.
A pathway is a suggested order, not a requirement. Nothing here has to be bought to make this course work.
The pathways it belongs to
- Part of the After Service pathway: Leaving the military: what happens to who you are?
A pathway is a suggested order, not a requirement. This course can be taken on its own.
About this course
A short course on the specific pattern of denial and delay that shows up before identity disruption is even visible, including "trained procrastination", the military instinct to put others first turned into a barrier to your own transition work, and what closes the gap between knowing and doing.
What you will learn
- Recognise denial as a specific, nameable stage, not a personal failing
- Identify "trained procrastination", a learned instinct, not a character flaw
- Understand the knowing-doing gap and why awareness alone doesn't change behaviour
- Take one concrete action now, before a crisis forces it later
Why this matters
Primary pillar: Awareness. This course builds Awareness by naming the delay that arrives before a change is even visible, because a pattern you can see is one you can act on.
Course curriculum
4 lessons. The lesson content itself opens once you start the course.
Lesson 1 · about 10 minutes
Trained Procrastination
This lesson is here so you can name the mechanism by which a service value becomes a personal barrier, and recognise it in your own behaviour.
- Name the specific mechanism by which a service value becomes a personal barrier
- Recognise it in your own behaviour
Lesson 2 · about 10 minutes
Still In It, Not Out Yet
This lesson is here so you can define this pattern precisely and identify the form of self-talk it usually takes.
- Define this pattern precisely
- Identify its most common form of self-talk
Lesson 3 · about 10 minutes
The Knowing-Doing Gap
This lesson is here so you can tell the difference between having the information and acting on it, and see why awareness tools alone are not enough.
- Distinguish between having the information and acting on it
- Identify why awareness tools alone are not enough
Lesson 4 · about 10 minutes
Acting Before the Crisis
This lesson is here so you can take one concrete, time-bound action now, rather than waiting for circumstances to force it.
- Take one concrete, time-bound action now, rather than waiting for circumstances to force it
What is included
- Audio narration
- Guided reflections
- Interactive exercises
- Practical activities
- Assessment
- Portfolio work
- Certificate on completion
Common questions
- How much does Recognising the Delay cost?
- It is £10 on its own, bought once and yours to keep. If it belongs to a pathway, the four paid courses on that pathway are £20 together, and the free course on that pathway stays free.
- Do I get a certificate?
- Yes. Finishing the course issues an AURIS Certificate of Completion in your name. It records your learning. It is not a qualification, accreditation or licence to practise, which is what the separate AURIS Practitioner Certification is for.
- How long does it take, and is it self-paced?
- It is self-paced. Once you enrol, every lesson is open, there is no deadline and nothing expires.
- Do I need to do anything before this course?
- No. You can start here. The courses are written to stand on their own, and a pathway is only a suggested order rather than a requirement.
Course progression
- Foundation
- Applied
- Practitioner
This also relates to Staying Switched On, which builds the same pillar a different way.
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The evidence behind this course
Evidence status: not yet provided
This course teaches AURIS practice. Published sources for this course have not been recorded yet, so none are listed here. When sources are recorded for this course, they will be listed on this page.
How AURIS interprets it
- AURIS names a denial and delay pattern, described by AURIS as identified directly by the people closest to it, including what AURIS calls 'trained procrastination'.
What you do with it
- You recognise denial as a specific, nameable stage and take one concrete action now rather than waiting for a crisis to force it.
Ready to begin?
£10.00 one-off payment, with lifetime access to the course.