When "Later" Becomes "Never"

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.
Don Marquis

by Skip Cohen

I like to keep it relatively short on Fridays, and the quote above was today's reading from Lou Mitchell's book, Mastering Positive Thinking...One Day at a Time.

It's particularly fitting this time of year, as many of you are still in a mañana mode with your key marketing ideas for this year's seasonality, which is just around the corner. But you'll continue to procrastinate and let things slide right up until there's virtually no time left for impact.

Lou Mitchell went on to write: ...When we delay action, we find ourselves perpetually stuck in the past, trying to complete tasks that have already become overdue...Think about a task or project you've been putting off. What has prevented you from starting it, and how is it impacting your progress? 

There's really nothing I can add to his point. You don't have to take giant steps to beat procrastination. Taking baby steps in the right direction is all the progress you need to slowly break the habit and get on track for great impact.

Happy Friday!