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Tag: procrastination

  • Politeness or procrastination?

    “If you want to achieve greatness, stop asking permission.” – various sources Too often our desire for permission is founded on fear, not the need to be considerate.  Too often our stated desire for protocol and politeness are a pretext to procrastinate. What possibilities, what opportunities pass by when you define fear as courtesy?

  • What’s holding you back?

    “Procrastination is attitude’s natural assassin. There is nothing so fatiguing as an uncompleted task.”  – William James Procrastination is based on fear and ignorance.  Fear of failure, fear of success, fear of confronting your reality.  Ignorance of how to connect a task or decision to a desired outcome – to prioritize, to break down the…

  • The Authority of Father Time

    “Putting something off doesn’t change the constraints applied by our ultimate authority figure – Father Time.” – Bob Riding, Spurious immortality Time is our most precious asset. It’s important to understand the value of your time. Valet at McDonald’s for $5? But how long would it take you find parking and walk? If you make…

  • 5 Ways to Accomplish Your Goal

    Does a track record of letting your determination ebb leave you feeling like you can’t reach your goal? Maybe you want to compete in a triathlon but you’ve never finished the 1-miler or you want to read War & Peace but can’t sit through the Sunday morning funnies. Maybe you want to eat more vegetables…