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One Way To Conquer Procrastination

April 16th, 2007 at 04:23am Manchild

Procrastination is the result of a “fear-based” decision while one’s ability to “discern” and humbly submit to God’s will is the result of a “faith-based” decision.

Procrastination is a thief, a time stealer, a killer of big dreams. This no-good-for-nothing nemesis has taken down generations of great men, women, and children who failed to achieve great things because they chose to believe the same lie.

“Don’t worry about doing that today. You can always do it tomorrow.”

As many writers already know, tomorrow seldom if ever comes when it’s supposed to arrive. Tomorrow may not come until next week, next month, next year. Since Procrastination is a poor time manager, why listen to this treacherous thief.

The following is a comment I submitted to the post, Fighting Procrastination, that I read at The Scribes Forum, “A Place for Christian Writers to Encourage and Support One Another.” This is just one way to conquer Procrastination. How do you overcome this killer of big dream?

• I started a blog as a way of challenging myself to do “quick writes” on a daily basis. The goal is to “write,” not produce polished, ready for publication pieces. There’s no law in the “blogosphere” that prohibits “revising” and “editing” previous posts.

• I prefer writing at night when it’s quiet enough to hear God’s small, still voice. Nobody is going to call me at 3a.m. unless it’s an emergency. Nobody just drops by to say hello. It works for me.

• Getting up an hour earlier than normal if you have a 9 to5, speaking into a tape recorder gets your thoughts documented so you can listen to the playbacks when it’s convenient to do so. Nobody said you had to “write” your words on pieces of paper.

• The key is to remain flexible, open-minded, and remember how it felt when you ate “oatmeal or no meal” for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Pain is always a great motivator to inspire writers to slay Procrastination.

I hope this helps somebody.

For emerging, aspiring writer who need wise counsel, insightful guidance, and some timely answers, visiting The ZDocs Blog will be a wise investment of your time. I can’t thank them enough for their invaluable resources and willingness to share what has kept me from making some costly mistakes.

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