“Procrastination is attitude’s natural assassin. There’s nothing so fatiguing as an uncompleted task.”
William James
Have you eaten a live frog lately? This is a term coined by Brian Tracy which refers to doing the most difficult thing on your ‘to do’ list first. You know, the one you always procrastinate on. If you neglect to do it, it just saps your energy, but if you DO accomplish it, you feel energized and motivated.
I know which large, fat, noisy frog I have been watching jump around a lot lately. Making a doctor’s appointment for a check up. I will have to deal with that one SOON.
I did eat a little live frog today, though. Stepping outside and doing my morning walk. I hemmed and hawed, but then gave myself a push out the door. A good brisk 20 minute walk was a great start to the day.
How’s your ‘to do’ list? Have you tackled that difficult task? Have you eaten that live frog lately?
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