Procrastination… the non-action of needlessly postponing or delaying the action of DOING something important.
We all procrastinate at some point in our lives and procrastinating does not mean that were aren’t doing ’something’! In fact, we may choose to do everything BUT the things that are most important for us to do. We check our emails, messages, the game score, the news, Facebook, Twitter, latest blog postings and so on and delay things that come disguised as “WORK”.
Modern day society is filled with splendid opportunities for distractions and tools for not doing what we are actually aiming towards in our lives. How many creative creations are resting in your ’someday’ box?
Here are some great quotes on Procrastination, may they inspire you to fully enjoy your brief moment of relaxation or ignite you to get ON IT! Whatever your IT may be…
1. “Procrastination isn’t the problem. It’s the solution. It’s the universe’s way of saying stop, slow down, you move too fast. ”
- Ellen DeGeneres
2. “Procrastination is like a credit card: it’s a lot of fun until you get the bill.” – Christopher Parker
3. “Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday and avoiding today.” – Wayne Dyer
4. “Procrastination is the thief of time.” – Edward Young
5. “Who says nothing is impossible. I’ve been doing nothing for years.” -Unknown
6. “I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.” -Jerome K. Jerome
7. “Don’t fool yourself that important things can be put off till tomorrow; they can be put off forever, or not at all.” – Mignon McLaughlin
8. “There’s nothing to match curling up with a good book when there’s a repair job to be done around the house.” – Joe Ryan
9. “If it weren’t for the last minute, I wouldn’t get anything done.” – Unknown
10. “Do you know what happens when you give a procrastinator a good idea? Nothing!” – Donald Gardner
11. “Don’t fool yourself that important things can be put off till tomorrow; they can be put off forever, or not at all.” – Mignon McLaughlin
12. “Even if you’re on the right track – you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” – Arthur Godfrey
13. “If you want to make an easy job seem mighty hard, just keep putting off doing it.” – Olin Miller
14. “How does a project get to be a year behind schedule? One day at a time.” – Fred Brooks
15. “I’m going to stop putting things off, starting tomorrow!” – Sam Levenson
16. “It’s a job that’s never started that takes the longest to finish.” – J. R. R. Tolkien
17. “One of the greatest labor-saving inventions of today is tomorrow.” – Vincent T. Foss
18. “Procrastination is, hands down, our favorite form of self-sabotage.” – Alyce P. Cornyn-Selby
19. “Procrastination is my sin. It brings me naught but sorrow. I know that I should stop it. In fact, I will – tomorrow!” – Gloria Pitzer
20. “Someday is not a day of the week.” – Unknown
21. “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” – Sally Berger
22. “Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week.” – Spanish Proverb
23. “You know you are getting old when it takes too much effort to procrastinate.” – Unknown
24. “The search for the perfect venture can turn into procrastination. Your idea may or may not have merit. The key is to get started.” – Unknown
25. “Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no delay, no procrastination; never put off till tomorrow what you can do today” – Chesterfield, Lord
26. “How soon ‘not now’ becomes ‘never’.” – Martin Luther
If you have any favorite quotes on Procrastination feel free to add them here below…
Out of many, we are One.
Right before our eyes, a paradigm shift is taking place and yesterday’s election results were a significant step towards uniting the United States as a country and towards uniting the world as a whole. Mr. Obama gets the concept of Oneness and he seems to be a genuine and caring person. This moment signified change on so many levels. Last night, people were flocking to the streets just to be with others in celebrating this important moment. It was a day to rise and rejoice.
My impression of our new president is that he understands our interconnectedness as a human race and he understands the need for us to unite and to feel united. He has referred to the concept of One and as he stated in his speech, “Our stories are singular but our destinies are shared”.
The paradigm shift has begun and here we are, living this together. The sooner we realize our connectedness and unity the sooner we will heal ourselves and our planet.
An overwhelming majority voted for Mr. Obama and people made their voices heard. We are ready for change, we are ready for courage. I am excited to see what the future has in store for us. The age of Connectedness is upon us and the election results give us a solid stepping stone.
Barack Obama has the opportunity to unite a fragmented country and he also has an opportunity to be an agent in uniting the world.
Many may have been feeling hopeless and despaired thinking their voices were not being heard, and even thinking that the world was caught in a downward spiral in its mass-consuming ways. Now we have witnessed the power of unity and of acting as One, and have discovered the answer to the following question:
Can we change the course of the future?
“Yes, We Can!”
“This is our moment. This is our time. Out of many, we are One”
-Barack Obama
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