Many folks believe they procrastinate because they are “lazy”. As a result, they beat themselves over the head and feel bad about it. (Maybe you do too.) It’s not true though. Procrastination has nothing to do with laziness. This is just a cop out. It’s a story you tell yourself so that you get to feel bad for a little while “punishing yourself” for not taking action and following through on the commitments you made. …
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I was standing on the shores of Lake Champlain. It was a beautiful winter day, and I was looking out at the ice flows, amazed at what I saw. It really was stunning. Now, I had warm clothes on, so I wasn’t cold or anything. Suddenly though, as I was admiring the view, a voice in my head said: “Well… better go now!” And I thought: “Okay.” Then I turned around and started to walk …
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There must be something in the water around here, because these past few days I’ve been on a creative binge. I’m writing like a machine, and I’m eager to share my thoughts and insights with you. Who knows? Maybe you’ll find them useful or inspiring. Anyway… You’ll be hearing from me more often over the next few weeks. Feel free to hit the reply button and share your thoughts! Today I wanted to talk about …
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Last Friday, a fellow named Andy replied to one of my emails about Procrastination Annihilation and had this to say: Let me know if the price goes down. There are Kindle books for $10 on procrastination, not saying they are as good, but can’t justify $150 – $300. It’s a fair comment. Why pay $199 for my Procrastination Annihilation course, when you can get a Kindle book for just $10? It doesn’t make sense. Or …
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Last night, I wrote a Facebook post out of frustration at not being able to reach a few colleagues and potential business partners after repeated attempts. I was blown away that these people were able to completely ignore my communications, and I shared my reaction to it. Upon venting my frustration on Facebook, I received close to a hundred responses in just a few hours; mostly from people agreeing with me that such behavior is …
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