Procrastination

Good morning friends. It's another beautiful morning in this beautiful city called "Abuja". Just a quick thought for you today. Success in life as they say, is determine by the opportunity that comes your way and how well you make use of those opportunities. However, one of the factors that can hinder you from making the best use of those opportunities is PROCRASTINATION. Procrastination refers to the act of replacing high-priority actions/tasks with that of lower priority. It involves doing something from which one derives enjoyment/pleasure and putting off important tasks to a later time. Procrastination steals your time, rest,opportunity and achievements. It keeps getting between you and the things you want to accomplish! I quite agree with William James when he said that "nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task". Procrastination is a complex psychological behavior that affects everyone to some degree. It is indeed "the silent killer” that strikes almost everywhere sometimes simply because we all want to avoid the pain or discomfort of doing something we feel is boring, stupid, pointless, hard, complicated, risky and possibly really emotionally painful. However, the good news is that it is not an "incurable disease". Recognise that the best way to get something done is to begin doing it. Create a flow. Instead of doing nothing, begin with doing something. Clean your desk,take out the garbage, wash the dishes. start a couple of simple actions to create a flow, a momentum. When you’re in the flow, in that forward motion, getting started with what you have to do will be much easier. As you go out today, I encourage you to adopt a "DO IT NOW" attitude. Make that call, start that business/project/programme, take that step and before you know it, you are already flying high. Have a great day.