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WORDS OF WISDOM FOR TODAY
THE NEXT TIME YOU DISCOVER THAT YOU ARE PROCRASTINATING DO THE FOLLOWING AND HOPE THAT IT WILL GIVE YOU A HARD ENOUGH KICK UP THE BACKSIDE TO MOVE YOU OFF YOUR CHAIR!
I often find it astounding to see how people can “procrastinate” their lives away. There are so many people that have good intentions, but never start their vehicle of life. They sit ready in the racing position, but for some reason not clear to me never start their success vehicles engine. They have the plans; they have the desire, but sit there frozen behind the wheel of their success vehicle and obviously are going nowhere fast. You can have the most powerful racing car, but only when you start your engine and push hard on the petrol pedal will forward movement take place. You can sit behind the wheel of the vehicle of life and pray, medicate or visualize all you like, but will make no progress towards you goals, objectives or desired outcomes until you actually drive off towards your target. You can sit there and blame your company, friends, family or even God for your disposition, but you are ultimately the one that needs to turn the key in the ignition and drive off onto the highway of life.
Procrastination is responsible for poor performance. Procrastination is the killer of dreams. Procrastination destroys potential and keeps you frozen in a state of mediocrity. Try and find any person that achieved anything worthwhile in life that waited and hoped that success would come his or her way. The achievers in life often start their engines and lay down rubber on the highway of life long before their plans and goals are fully formed in their minds. They know that the most difficult part of achieving their goals is not the actual action, but to overcome their fear of failure or pain that keeps the glued in one sport. The champions start their engines early and begin to move in the general direction of their goal or objective long before the smaller details of their plans are worked out or double-checked. They know that adjustments can be made along the way while the fools remains frozen behind their desks. The desk dwellers are experts at justifying their pathetic performance. They are forever waiting for a road map or something else. Any excuse will do as long as they can justify why they are still not moving towards the desired outcome. I have seen educated men and women that suffer with “action anxiety” all my life. Their fear of the unknown or their anxiety to go outside their comfort zones keep them prisoner.
I WILL TODAY FOLLOW THE “JUST DO IT” METHOD. IT WILL IMMEDIATELY START DOING THINGS BEFORE I HAVE TIME TO THINK AND WORRY ABOUT THE 1001 THINGS THAT MIGHT GO WRONG!
Why not try a bit of reverse psychology today. Why not visualise and see what your outcome will be if you fail to take action. Do not justify your lack of action. Simply think of the consequences if you take no action. See how idiotic you look in your frozen position. See how people get a head start on you because of your fear of potential pain. Feel like the coward you are when you allow your fear to override your will to act. Experience the remorse that you will feel when somebody with much less potential than you takes the first prize or get the lucrative deal. Think what your children will think about you when they discover their father or mother is a coward. Think what the love of your life will think if she or he discovers that, you are a coward. Project yourself to your final day on the job and how you will feel when you discover that you wasted half your life waiting and hoping.
The next time something needs to be done, get up and do it immediately and without hesitation. Stop creating monsters in your mind. Remember the key is ACTION. GO FOR IT TODAY!
Rene