Mark Twain on Procrastination

“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks and then starting on the first one.”

- Mark Twain

Timing IS Everything

A Dallas based Legacy Consultant working on the Life Story of a grand mother completed the interview and photo logging only last week. Last night, although not previously ill, the lady passed away. We are still in the draft review process, but think how closely we cut it? Had the family delayed even ten days more, we would not have completed the life story of this lovely lady.

Although it is sad that she did not live to see the final Life Story, it is a great comfort to the family that she will live on forever now.

The lesson is: Do not procrastinate!

But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.
Matthew 24:43

Mark Twain on Procrastination

“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks and then starting on the first one.” - Mark Twain

Eat That Frog: Strop Procrastinating

I just read an interesting abstract of a book by Brian Tracy named Eat That Frog. The following is from a GetAbstract:

If you want to gain control of your life, change the way you work.
• Action is the key to accomplishment.
• People who do better do things differently. They do the right things right.
• Eating the frog means identifying your most important task and tackling it with
single-minded focus until it is completed.
• Launch directly into your most important tasks.
• Your ability to focus on your most important task will determine your success.
• People fail because they aren’t absolutely clear about their goals.
• The best rule for success is to think on paper. Write down your goals.
• Every night, make a list of what you want to accomplish the next day. Have a
master list, a monthly list, a weekly list and a daily list.
• Identify the one skill that, if you developed it, would have the biggest impact on your career.

Good advice for Legacy Consultants or any people who want to get things done and make a difference.