Boy, did I have alligators to whack, former procrastinators, when our kiddos were students. Sadly, I pointed them into alligator-infested waters too. I thought if we scheduled tightly and worked harder, we could manage to do everything we wanted to do. So wrong. I admired parents who told their children each of them could have…
Our September focus, former procrastinators, is priorities. Yep, determining priorities comes before setting up routine. However, we were looking at the start of school and we all need to get out the door for something. So we got that ball rolling. Priorities are the most important things for us to do, a limited number of…
Maintaining routine, former procrastinators, can be a challenge – with big payoffs. Owning a car is a challenge with payoffs. It requires adding fuel, going in for regular maintenance, and tending to repairs. It takes time, effort, money. Still, most of us prefer to maintain our cars and enjoy the benefits that come from having…
Welcome, former procrastinators, to our updated website! I’m excited to share what’s new. Thank you for your input. I look forward to learning more from you about overcoming procrastination. Many thanks to Carol, Mandy, Eli, and others who have worked to improve the site. I hope it serves you well. Do you identify with my…
Routine, former procrastinators, is a great way to help us do what needs doing when it needs doing. This week we tackle getting to work or school. Whether you and your family catch a bus, pile into a car, or commute to the kitchen table you must physically transition to work. Let’s concentrate on three…
Thank you, former procrastinators, for taking a “rest break” which allowed for work on the upcoming new website. I hope your summer is going great! In order to help us better concentrate on a topic and make more effective changes in our lives, I’m going to begin a Focus of the Month. In 30 days…
A former procrastinator must constantly make course corrections. Failure to stay on the path naturally occurs. Forces from our own natures, families, jobs, or the weather actively press us to move off course. It’s normal to get off, so it’s normal to have to get back on over and over. (“Course Correction Is Normal” May…
Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest.
Proverbs 6:6-8
. . . you have put off the old man with his deeds, and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him.
Colossians 3:9-10