If You Don’t Have Time to Do It Right the First Time, What Makes You Believe You’ll Have Time Later?

Procrastination means putting off doing something. The only thing worse than procrastination is not doing it at all!

We’ve all done it. You’ve meant to send that thank-you note, that congratulatory letter, or even that sympathy card. You were so busy you put it off until later that day. Yet time got away from you. You jotted yourself a note to do it later in the week. It was one of those hectic weeks, so you put off that follow-up note until the weekend.

You forgot to take home your business note cards and promised yourself that you’ll do it first thing Monday morning. Your boss stops by your office and the morning gets away from you. You promise ...

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