What are friends for? I believe they are supposed to listen when you need to be heard, have a shoulder when you need one to lean on, someone to have fun with and able to weather the storm of friendship. However, I know a friend that comes into your life without warning and doesn't mean anything but keeping you away from the finish line. This friend has no great intention for you, here is just a few things that this friend will do for you: This friend will keep the bank account empty It will keep you from graduating with your degree It will keep you from apologizing to a friend because you are waiting for them to call 1st It will keep you from writing up that business plan, that could possibly be the best idea next to sticky notes (lol) It will keep your mouth shut, when you are at a networking even with potential clients It could be the promotion that you won't get because you didn't show your boss the idea and your co-worker did and got the promotion It will keep you broke and when you run that visa it declines It can keep you sad because you focused on what and who hurt you instead of focusing on what you need to get past it It could keep you depressed and that person is over good and chilling It can keep unsatisfied in your life because you won’t try anything else to be successful It will keep you, so that is why you have to shake that friendship. This monster goes by the name of Procrastination it doesn't care about you, it just wants to consume all your time, which is the most precious thing we have, and the only reward it will offer us is failure. This is a friendship that can be dissolved. Everyone has to create a plan that works for them. However, this is what I am doing in my life. 1. I figured out what level of friendship procrastination had in my life and then I began the evaluation. 2. The scale is from 1-10 (10 being the highest). For example I am friends with procrastination and my level is a 5. I struggle with things I don't like to do. So I had to come up with a plan to get those tasks done. This is my journey of overcoming this daily. My primary goal is to get my daughter to school no later than 745. My daughter likes to be the 1st kid in her class. (go figure lol) she feels she is late if she doesn’t, so that really helps me . I get up at 515 -530 am and fix breakfast, workout (1 of the things I hate but I have to lose weight and be healthy), clean my kitchen and put a load of clothes in the washer or dryer. I time myself. I get her to school at 700-710. We have prayer and worship in route to school. Once I drop her off or walk her into her class. I drive to a parking lot and I write down my agenda for the day. I add the things on this list that I did because that makes me feel good I accomplished that much before 7am. Every morning myself because it very hard to go all day and not accomplish anything. I get dressed as if I am actually going to someone else’s job.(I am on call so in case a client calls me I am ready to make the dinero)
I am still a work in progress but I do not want to fail. This makes it visual for me and I write no excuses. I do the things I hate 1st then the things I like. It feels like running to me to me started is that hardest part but to actually be close to the finishing and knowing that I didn't quit is the best feeling. I can't tell you if procrastination will ever stop being your friend, but I know that implementing a plan to defeat it will help you to achieve the success in your life. Also a buddy plan, get another friend that genuinely cares about you to help you stay on task, by texting you friendly reminders to get it done. Remember procrastination takes up our time and we don't have time for that mess. Enjoy Life you only have one.
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