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February 1 - February 1, 2023
Neither a wise nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him. Dwight. D. Eisenhower, former President of the United States.
Marianne Williamson wrote, “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?’ Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world.”
Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task. William James, philosopher.
It’s the job that’s never started as takes longest to finish. J.R.R. Tolkien, author.
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult. Seneca, Roman stoic philosopher.
The famous writer, Stephen King, doesn’t wait for motivation to arrive. Every morning, he sits at his desk and writes. And as he begins to write, the inspiration comes. In other words, he doesn’t wait for his muse to appear, he demands its presence. The point is, you don’t need to feel motivated to do anything. This is an inaccurate way of thinking called “emotional reasoning”. It is the idea that because we feel a certain way, it must be true. Because you feel unmotivated, it must be true that you can’t complete your task today. Because you feel scared, it must be true that you can’t possibly
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the writer and artist Elbert Hubbard put it, “Self-discipline is the ability to make yourself do what you should do when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.”
Overcoming procrastination entails realizing there is no future self on which you can unload the burden of your current tasks. Tomorrow, your future self will become your present self and will face the very same issues.
Jim Rohn, said, “As a human being, you’ve been given the dignity of choice. While other living beings rely on their instincts, you have the power to overrule your basic instincts and negative feelings so as to grow and become more. In a way, procrastination is the ever-present tension we experience between our animal instincts and our higher purpose. It is the cost of being human.”
Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. Abraham Lincoln, former President of the United States.
Someday is not a day of the week. – Janet Dailey, novelist.
You will never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine. John C. Maxwell, pastor and leadership expert.
