Great Teams - Better Leaders - 123. 1 Thought; 2 Quotes; 3 Tweets. Newsletter about Leadership, Culture, Teams, and Success.

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Death by Procrastination

A completed task creates positive energy!

A completed task creates a positive habit!

Unfortunately, an incomplete task creates fatigue, negative energy, and a feeling of incompletion.

We have all procrastinated in our lives and it is not a good feeling. If this continues and becomes a habit, it creates a life of “Death by Procrastination.”

Many people ask me how I can be a head coach and be a Principal at the same time. The first thing I say is I am incredibly organized. I have learned to get things done at the moment. I do not waste time. I do not procrastinate. If I have a free moment I am doing something now that will make a task in the future easier.

I have learned the power of Newton’s First Law. I am always setting objects in motion. When I come back to these objects at a later time, I have moved them forward. It is much easier to continue to move objects forward when you do this.

I avoid procrastinating - I am always thinking of a way to be more efficient and get things done. It is a very powerful feeling when you feel as if you have control over these day-to-day challenges.

If you want to build and maintain good habits, positive energy, and a strong feeling of completion, you have to get in the habit of doing it now!

James Albery wrote the following poem:

If you live a life of “going to do” you are living a life of "Death by Procrastination."

This reminds me of another story...

“When I Become a Big Boy” There was a little boy who said when I become a big boy, I will do this and this, and I will be happy. And when he became a big boy he said, when I finish college and do this and this and I will be happy. And when he finished college he said when I get my first job and do this and this I will be happy. And when he got his first job he said when I get married and do this and this and then I will be happy. And when he got married he said when the kids get out of school and I do this and this I will be happy. And when the kids got out of school, he said when I retire and do this and this, I will be happy. And when he retired, what did he see? He saw a life has just gone by in front of his very eyes.

Get things done. Do things now. Do not live a life of “Death by Procrastination.”

TWO QUOTES...

“Good leaders do not fight every battle, they fight to right battles.” - author unknown

“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” - William James

THREE TWEETS FROM OTHERS...

Dr. Jim Afremow on Twitter: ""Leadership is a gift. It’s given by those who follow. You have to be worthy of it." —General Mark Welsh #TheLeadersMind 🏆 #Leadership #Goodreads #books 📚 https://t.co/hOj9MhuDK3… https://t.co/e8KjcNCaZM" — twitter.com

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Jon Gordon on Twitter: "Great leaders..... -Small ego, big mission. -We before me. -A lot of love and accountability. -A lot of grace and truth. -Demanding but not demeaning. -Loving but not enabling. -Shout praise. Whisper criticism. -High standards, low tolerance for excuses." — twitter.com

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Jamy Bechler on Twitter: "GREATNESS HAPPENS IN PRACTICE "You don't show up on game days and expect to be great. Greatness happens in practice. You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them" (Michael Jordan)… https://t.co/4ErC7Dx66h" — twitter.com

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