positive thinking thought #14
Make a Habit of Doing It Now We have all procrastinated at some time in our lives. I know I have, only to have regretted it later. P...
Make a Habit of Doing It Now
We have all procrastinated at some time in our lives. I know I have, only to have regretted it later. Procrastination leads to a negative attitude. The habit of procrastination fatigues you more than the effort it takes to do it.
A completed task is fulfilling and energizing; an incomplete task drains energy like a leak from a tank.
If you want to build and maintain a positive attitude, get into the habit of living in the present and doing it now.
He slept beneath the moon
He basked beneath the sun
He lived a life of going to do
and died with nothing done.
-James Albery
When I Become a Big Boy
This is like the little boy who says when I become a big boy, I will do this and this and I will be happy.
When he becomes a big boy he says, when I finish college and do this and this and I will be happy.
When he finishes college he says when I get my first job and do this and this I will be happy.
When he gets his first job he says when I get married and do this and this and then I will be happy.
When he gets married he says when the kids get out of school and I do this and this I will be I happy.
When the kids get out of school, he says when I retire and do this and this, I will be happy.
When he retires what does he see? He sees life has just gone by in front of his eyes.
Some people practice procrastination by hiding behind high sounding words, saying "I'm analyzing" and six months later they are still analyzing.
What they don't realize is that they are suffering from a disease called, "Paralysis of Analysis" and they will never succeed.
Then there is another breed of people who procrastinate by saying "I'm getting ready" and a month later they are still getting ready and six months later they are still getting ready.
What they don't realize is they are suffering from a disease called "Excusitis." They keep making excuses.
Life is not a dress rehearsal. I don't care what philosophy you believe in--we have got only one shot at this game called life. The stakes are too high. The stakes are the future generations.
What time is it and where are we? The answer is now and we are here. Let's make the best of now and utilize the present to the fullest.
The message is not that we don't need to plan for the future. The message is that we do need to plan for the future. If we utilize our present to its fullest, we are sowing the seeds for a better future automatically, aren't we?
If you want to build a positive attitude, learn the phrase, "do it now" and stop the habit of procrastination.
The saddest words in life are:
"It might have been."
"I should have."
"I could have."
"I wish I had."
"If only I had given a little extra."
Never leave till tomorrow which you can do today.
--Benjamin Franklin
I am sure all winners wanted to be procrastinators but never got around to it.
When people say, "I will do it one of these days," you can be sure it means none of these days.
Some people keep waiting for all lights to turn green before they leave home. That will never happen and they fail even before they start. That is sad. Stop procrastinating: Isn't it time that we put off putting things off?
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