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Are you a Closet Procrastinator?  Do you have a procrastinating side?

Do you find yourself saying things like –

I’ll pay bills later…

I’ll call them after …

I’ll wash the dog this afternoon, but never do

I gotta clean my room, let me do this first then…

I’ll check the mail on my way back…

I’ll put this in the mail…

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve said one of the above.  For instance, I’m always saying “I’ll check the mail on the way back from the store.”, but when the time comes I tend to say “oh, I need to get this cold stuff home, I’ll check it on my way out”.  Its funny how at times my mail gets checked less then once a week.  Here’s another example, we went on vacation last week and I had to mail out a bill – instead of mailing it right then and there I thought I would just mail it on the way, do you think I did?  Your right if you guessed no, luckily I didn’t lose it and I did finally mail it when I got home.  But it is so easy for us to procrastinate and we don’t even realize that that’s what we’re doing.

Here’s a couple of things I’ve put into active practice that have been working –

1. First you have to reprogram your mind.  When that first objection pops up it’s ugly head catch yourself and say “not this time, I’m gonna just do it”  Try it, it feels good.
2. I hope you notice what I said above “active practice”.  You have to take action.  Think of it this way – I told you we went on vacation last week, if I never took action to plan our vacation we would never have gone on vacation – but we did and had a blast.  The same is true for those things you have listed on your to-do list.  So, instead of putting them off just take action.  Have a mental image of how you’ll feel at the end of the day when you can look back and see that your day wasn’t wasted.  Don’t waste your life – by the way that’s the title of a great book everyone should read.
3. Plan your day.  Start out by having a little to-do list.  Maybe you start with just 3-5 little things you want to accomplish for the day.  Put something fun, then list 2 or 3 things you might consider mundane, then finish with something fun. 
4. Make a mental note each time you find yourself wasting time.  I did this a few months back and I was amazed.  I love to stay up once everyone has gone to bed, I’m a night owl.  I started taking note of what I did and evaluated just how productive I was being.  I don’t know about you, but I have found myself saying on more than one occasion “I can get lots of stuff done at night”  Well, I busted that myth – I really wasn’t getting much done at all.  I found that by going to bed just a bit earlier and getting up earlier I actually got more done.  Test it out.
5. Also, we have what we call “15 minute drills”.  We’ll set an egg timer for 15 minutes, we pick a room, and clean like mad-men (just as fast as we can), like a game of “who can pick up more”.  Once the 15 minutes are up we stop and go on to something else.  It’s amazing how much you can get done when you race around for 15 minutes.
6. Turn the TV off!  Live life!

What do you do to break out of the procrastination mode?

Amazing Grace has been a long time favorite song of mine. If you think about the words they are so powerful and freeing. It brings tears to my eyes when I deeply ponder how much God loves us by sending his son - Amazing. Before our daughter was born we would sing this song to her and to this day, almost 11 years later, it still has a calming effect on her.

Little did we know, that at age 2 1/2 she would be diagnosed Epileptic. Any of you familiar with Epilepsy know how trying it can be, needless to say we’ve had many occasions to sing Amazing Grace.

As I have been listening to the news, reflecting on the struggles most of us are having with the economy the way it is, and being inspired by a 12 year old boy who put others above himself by paving a way for handicap children to ride a train I wanted to share this song of great hope with you.

Here is a video of Chris Tomlin singing his version of Amazing Grace. And yes, for those who believe we have been set free.

I pray this song brings you a peace and opens up a world of amazing opportunities for you.

I hope after watching Paul Pott’s you can see that dreams do come true.  Your dreams can come true too, if you believe.  Take the steps today to accomplish your dreams!

 Mr. Paul Pott’s

The “SuperBug” is everywhere!  Did you know that 1 out of every 3 people carry the bacteria in their nasal cavity?  Now, does that mean everyone is going to get MRSA – no, But, say for example you shake someone’s hand who had recently touched their nose if you have a break in you skin, you’ve just contracted MRSA.  You need to protect yourself.

MRSA is not just contracted in hospitals anymore.  It’s in our schools, where we work, in our homes, it’s everywhere.  Why not protect yourself, especially when it’s so easy.    

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Hey, did you know today is National Chocolate Covered Raisin Day?  Me either. 

It just so happens that Chocolate Covered Raisins are one of my favorites.  Everytime we go to a movie theater Chocolate Covered Raisins are a must have.  So, I was totally delighted to find this out and thought I would pass it on.  Check out the buzz on http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/March/chocolateraisinday.htm

Well, I know what my after dinner snack will be today.

Enjoy!