Procrastination KILLS innocent plans for success

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I just saw an earlier post (which seems to have self destructed into random electrons) which lead to a video on procrastination. In the video there was a bunch of psycho-babble about how we can't eliminate procrastination.

Hogwash! Horse hockey pucks! Bull dung!

What I really hate is useless excuses for failure. Don't tell me you can't eliminate procrastination. That's just another pathetic excuse for failure.

What you need to do is "man the f*** up", or "woman the f*** up", and just say "NO!" to procrastination. It's a killer! It will ruin your plans for success. It will stop you from getting that big commission cheque. It will destroy all chances of creating your own profitable product. It will put you in a dead-end job, flipping burgers at McDonald's and boring your co-workers with your stories of how one day you'll be a rich Internet marketer.

Reality check: Until you say "NO!" to procrastination, that's never gonna happen and you'll grow old flipping burgers and babbling on about what could've been.

Oh, and buying a book (that's what the video was selling) on stopping procrastination - isn't that just another form of procrastination? Isn't that just another way of avoiding doing what really needs to get done?
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  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    It said we can't stop procrastination? Well, that's a video I have to watch. Definitely will do that....tomorrow. Maybe the next day. Next week.

    Break's over. See ya.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dennis Gaskill
    Classic marketing. Identify a problem, make it hurt, offer a solution.

    Face it Kevin, some marketers have to use "tactics" like that. Not everyone has cute little hamsters or has the nerve to wear a mankini.
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  • Profile picture of the author kolbywhite28
    I procrastinate like crazy. I need a WSO to stop all of it. Really.
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  • Profile picture of the author Autowriter1
    Procrastination leads to you forgetting about the awesome plans that you were going to make a reality. That's why I can't stand when I hire someone for something, and then they tell me that they'll start tomorrow. Like really? Why do you think I hired you TODAY.
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    • Profile picture of the author EugeneA
      I use to procrastinate a quite a bit, but as I progressed, I realized that there was way.... to much to do. I have NO time to procrastinate or slack off, at times, I wish there were more hours in the day..:rolleyes:

      So I guess the cure is simply to act?
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  • Profile picture of the author williamo
    Kevin

    Procrastination is an action - it is choosing not to do something
    Doing "Something" is an action.
    Failure is not an action it is a result and in some cases "Failure" is an intepretation of what is not success which will differ from person to person.
    So Success will be defined in many different ways and achievement will result from the actions chosen by each person.

    Therefore you cant say NO to procrastination, you can either do it or not do it - depending on your measures of success.

    So,

    Pass the the burger flipper please

    You didnt think I was going to take this seriously did you?

    HAHAHHAHAHA
    LOL :-?

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    • Profile picture of the author EugeneA
      Originally Posted by williamo View Post

      Kevin

      Procrastination is an action - it is choosing not to do something
      Doing "Something" is an action.
      Failure is not an action it is a result and in some cases "Failure" is an intepretation of what is not success which will differ from person to person.
      I guess that's a way to look at it...

      The way I see it, procrastination is putting off a task before you, in other words, delaying to take action. Which eventually leaves those actions undone.
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  • Profile picture of the author tryinhere
    Originally Posted by Kevin Riley View Post

    Reality check: Until you say "NO!" to procrastination, that's never gonna happen and you'll grow old flipping burgers and babbling on about what could've been.
    I suppose some people just put if off ?
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  • Profile picture of the author anthony2
    Originally Posted by Kevin Riley View Post

    I just saw an earlier post (which seems to have self destructed into random electrons) which lead to a video on procrastination. In the video there was a bunch of psycho-babble about how we can't eliminate procrastination.

    Hogwash! Horse hockey pucks! Bull dung!

    What I really hate is useless excuses for failure. Don't tell me you can't eliminate procrastination. That's just another pathetic excuse for failure.

    What you need to do is "man the f*** up", or "woman the f*** up", and just say "NO!" to procrastination. It's a killer! It will ruin your plans for success. It will stop you from getting that big commission cheque. It will destroy all chances of creating your own profitable product. It will put you in a dead-end job, flipping burgers at McDonald's and boring your co-workers with your stories of how one day you'll be a rich Internet marketer.

    Reality check: Until you say "NO!" to procrastination, that's never gonna happen and you'll grow old flipping burgers and babbling on about what could've been.

    Oh, and buying a book (that's what the video was selling) on stopping procrastination - isn't that just another form of procrastination? Isn't that just another way of avoiding doing what really needs to get done?


    Can't lie

    I had major problems with procrastination when it came
    to working on my business. I had a HUGE PROBLEM!!

    Really looking at it, the problem was Procrastination mixed
    with Fear.

    What really helped me out was Tony Robbins "Get The Edge DVD/
    Audio Set" and Mike Litman "Power Of Concentration" Book


    Those two products helped me out Big Time.

    Like Tony Robbins mentions procrastination is a Greatness Killer.

    If you are a big time procrastinator and if you don't get a hold
    on it....you will have problems completing any major goal.
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  • Profile picture of the author eman2011
    Procrastination is a big problem for me to. Especially when it comes to online business.
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  • Profile picture of the author Erica Leggette
    Thanks Kevin...I really needed to hear that from someone other than myself.

    Great post!
    I'm sure more than me acknowledged the relativity of it one way or the other.
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