100 Ways to Motivate Others

Chapter 39. Debate Yourself

I am more afraid of an army of 100 sheep led by a lion than an army of 100 lions led by a sheep.

—Talleyrand

All it might take is half a day to catch everything up, sort everything out, clean everything away, and be ready to begin next week with a whole new lease on life, staying organized as you go.

But still you resist.

You know you will never “find time” to do that half a day of reorganization. Therefore, you must make time. Winners make time to do what’s really beneficial and important to them. Losers keep trying to “find time.”

When you hear a pessimistic manager say, “I’m sorry I didn’t get back to you, Dave. I was swamped yesterday,” that swamped feeling has become reality.

But being “swamped” is just an ...