SCRIPTURE: “While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.” (John 9:4 BSB)
QUOTE: ““Whatever you want to do, do it now. There are only so many tomorrows.” -Michael Landon
NOTE:
The best decision you can make towards avoiding procrastination is to plan your days in advance. Rather than frantically figuring out what you’ll do on any given day, a better way to approach your day would be to take a few minutes at the end of each day to quickly map out the following day. For example, every night, before bed, you should write-down/review the plans for the next day, which may include among others:
My One BIG Thing (OBT) that needs to get done that day. This could be a big task, a goal, or a project I need to make progress on.
My No Matter Whats (NMWs) — these are my non-negotiable daily habits: exercise, my nature walk/daily meditation, reading (30 minutes minimum), mastery-related work, and time spent with the people I love. Whatever else needs to be done the following day. This way, your most important goals and projects are given ample time to be crushed—and not to be procrastinated on.
ILLUSTRATION:
“How often do you find yourself saying, “In a minute”, “I’ll get to it” or “Tomorrow’s good enough” and every other possible excuse in the book? Compare it with how often you decide it’s got to be done, so let’s get on and do it! That should tell you just how serious your procrastinating problem really is.”
REFLECTION:
How much of control do you have of your everyday?
TWO YEAR BIBLE READING: Isaiah 9-10, Proverbs 5:1 – 6: 19