Benjamin Franklin said, "Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today."

For far too many people, procrastination is a success-breaker. By that I mean that the continual putting off of things that must be done will ultimately keep you from reaching your dreams. Success is always a series of steps, taken one at a time. If we continually refuse to take some of those steps, we will never reach our goals.

Putting off what needs to be done will never get you to the top; never get you to your goals, never get you to your dreams. I know that is a somewhat negative way of saying it but sometimes we need to be confronted by the harsh reality of life in order to move us off of dead center.

What have you been procrastinating doing that needs to be done?

I encourage you today to start doing those things that have been on your "to-do” list for far too long and get them out of your mind. In some cases, maybe some of those items just simply need to be taken off the list altogether.

My wife and I received a weight-training machine from a friend who did not have room for it any longer. His movers put it in our garage and our intent was to watch the video that came with it and begin using it to get in better shape.

Guess what? We never watched the video and never used the machine for two years. It became a source of frustration. It was taking up space in our garage but more importantly it was taking up space in our minds! Our procrastination led to frustration.

Our friend recently moved into a larger home and I asked him to have the movers come back and get his machine. It is gone and we feel better! (By the way, we have a dog now and get exercise walking her!)

Are there some things on your "to-do” list that can simply and finally be

I would also suggest, beginning each day by doing something on your list. If it is work related and you can delegate it do so. If it is something around the home, make the call needed to get the wheels in motion.

Occasionally I need to go through the papers and articles that begin to clutter my desktop so that I can function better. I have been like everyone else and shuffled some papers for far too long when I could have saved a lot of time and effort by just dealing with it. I now try my best to handle it once and be done with it. A friend, who used to be the head of a major corporation, used to say, "When in doubt, throw it out!” That's been a helpful thing for me to remember.

What have you been delaying doing? Why? Do it now, do it today and get it off of your mind.

You'll feel better once you have done it and you'll be in a better state to accomplish even more tomorrow!

Procrastination can be a success-breaker; but when you break it you'll begin to break-through to the success you desire!

Good, ol' Ben had it right! Do it today!

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