Make a Habit of Doing It Now

                        We have all procrastinated at some time in our lives. I know I have, only to have regretted it later. Procrastination leads to a negative attitude. The habit of procrastination fatigues you more than the effort it takes to do it.

A completed task is fulfilling and energizing; an incomplete task drains energy.

If you want to build and maintain a positive attitude, get into the habit of living in the present and doing it now.

When I Become a Big Boy:

This is like the little boy who says when he becomes a big boy, he will do this and that and will be happy. And when he becomes a big boy he says that when he finishes college he will be happy. And when he finishes college he says that when he gets his first job he will be happy. And when he gets his first job he says that when he gets married, then he will be happy. And when he gets married he says when the kids get out of school he will be happy. And when the kids get out of school, he says that when he retires, he will be happy. And when he retires, what does he see? He sees life has just gone by in front of his eyes.

Some people practice procrastination by hiding behind high-sounding words, saying "I'm analyzing" and six months later they are still analyzing. What they don't realize is that they are suffering from a disease called: Paralysis by Analysis and they will never succeed.

Then there is ,another breed of people who procrastinate by saying getting ready." A month later they are still getting ready and six months later they are still getting ready. What they don't realize is they are suffering from a disease called "Excusitis." They keep making excuses.

Live in the Present:

Life is not a dress rehearsal. I don't care what philosophy you believe in—we have got only one shot at this game called life. The stakes are too high to waste your life. The stakes are the future generations.

What time is it and where are we? The answer is now and we are here. Let's make the best of now and utilize the present to the fullest. The message is not that we don't need to plan for the future. The message is that we do need to plan for the future.

If we utilize our present to its fullest, we are sowing the seeds for a better future. If you want to build a positive attitude, learn the phrase, "do it now" and stop the habit of procrastination. The saddest words in life are:

• "It might have been."

• "I should have."

• "I could have."

• "I wish I had."

• "If only I had given a little extra.

I am sure all winners wanted to be procrastinators but never got around to it. When people say, "I will do it one of these days," you can be sure it means none of these days. Some people keep waiting for all the lights to turn green before they leave home. That will never happen. They fail even before they start. That is sad. Stop procrastinating: Isn't it time that we put off putting things off?