by Tim Connor
W. Clement Stone, one of the great success stories of this century had a number of wonderful philosophies. The one that has stood out the most in my life is his famous words: DO IT NOW.
Procrastination is a thief. It steals from many areas in our life such as:
-our relationships
-our careers
-our businesses
-our financial lives
-our happiness
-our success
-our lifestyle
We are all on God’s calendar. No one knows when they get up in the morning whether this will be their last day. And yet, many people put off: calling a friend, telling a loved one that they care, growing, learning and a host of other activities, behaviors and actions.
There is no benefit to waiting in most cases. Yes, there is a necessity for patience, faith and trust but the Quakers have a great saying: “Pray and while you pray, move your feet.”
The wise old Indian Chief, Cochise put it better than I ever could. His braves were surrounded by the Cavalry. They were outnumbered 3 to 1. One of his frenzied braves approached his C and asked, “what are we going to do?” The wise old Chief responded, “we are going to attack.” Attack cried the brave we will all be killed. Cochise calmly answered, “it is better to take a dangerous chance than it is to wait safely for something worse.”
Procrastination is doing nothing while waiting safely for something worse.
Life gives us two options when faced with a difficult challenge or problem.
1. We can do nothing or
2. We can do something.
Some of life’s problems appear to leave us with few viable options. We always have a choice, an action we can take. We may not like some of them but we do always have options.
What are you putting off today
W. Clement Stone, one of the great success stories of this century had a number of wonderful philosophies. The one that has stood out the most in my life is his famous words: DO IT NOW.
Procrastination is a thief. It steals from many areas in our life such as:
-our relationships
-our careers
-our businesses
-our financial lives
-our happiness
-our success
-our lifestyle
We are all on God’s calendar. No one knows when they get up in the morning whether this will be their last day. And yet, many people put off: calling a friend, telling a loved one that they care, growing, learning and a host of other activities, behaviors and actions.
There is no benefit to waiting in most cases. Yes, there is a necessity for patience, faith and trust but the Quakers have a great saying: “Pray and while you pray, move your feet.”
The wise old Indian Chief, Cochise put it better than I ever could. His braves were surrounded by the Cavalry. They were outnumbered 3 to 1. One of his frenzied braves approached his C and asked, “what are we going to do?” The wise old Chief responded, “we are going to attack.” Attack cried the brave we will all be killed. Cochise calmly answered, “it is better to take a dangerous chance than it is to wait safely for something worse.”
Procrastination is doing nothing while waiting safely for something worse.
Life gives us two options when faced with a difficult challenge or problem.
1. We can do nothing or
2. We can do something.
Some of life’s problems appear to leave us with few viable options. We always have a choice, an action we can take. We may not like some of them but we do always have options.
What are you putting off today
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