Almost
It’s been said that “almost” doesn’t count- except in horseshoes and hand grenades. If you almost caught your plane, you still missed your flight. Almost getting a job means you’re …
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Asking the Right Questions
Consider these questions: Why does round pizza always come in a square box? If quitters never win and winners never quit, how could you ever “Quit while you are ahead”? …
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A friend of mine tried to buy a used car out of the classified ads. He asked the seller if it was a good car. She replied, “Why yes, it’s …
Oil Changes Read More The Final Examination
Remember when you were in high school. The first day of the new school year your English teacher started class by saying, “I’m giving you an important assignment today- a …
The Final Examination Read More Procrastination- Accumulating Consequences
A few years ago, I had a house with two water supplies. I had a well and pump which provided free water and, as a back-up, a connection to a …
Procrastination- Accumulating Consequences Read More Nike Jogging Shoes
A few years ago I had put on a few extra pounds and decided to attack the problem by jogging. But that is not an easy thing to motivate myself …
Nike Jogging Shoes Read More Optimist on his Funeral
Fred was asked what he wanted the last words at his funeral to be. He carefully thought through the question and responded, “Wait! Hold everything! Look, he’s moving!” At least …
Optimist on his Funeral Read More Thomas Edison’s Knowledge
Someone said to Thomas Edison ‘You are a very knowledgeable man.’ He replied, ‘What I know is like a grain of sand while the knowledge available is like the ocean.” …
Thomas Edison’s Knowledge Read More Do it Today
Someone said, “Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today, because if you enjoy it today you can always do it again tomorrow.” That’s another good reason to …
Do it Today Read More Running from God
I recently heard an illustration of a woman who pulled out of a truck stop late one night and noticed a semi truck following her car. As she sped up …
Running from God Read More Housework Procrastination
Do you ever procrastinate by rationalizing away your housework? Here’s a list of excuses I came across recently: I don’t do windows because…I love birds and don’t want one flying …
Housework Procrastination Read More Confronting Problems
A church usher noticed a man sprawled out on the pews and asked him to please sit up. The man simply groaned and rolled around. The usher said “If you …
Confronting Problems Read More Busiest day of the Week
What day of the week do you think researchers have found to be the busiest? Maybe you guessed Monday because of all that piles up over the weekend. Or maybe …
Busiest day of the Week Read More Planting Trees
An old Chinese proverb says the best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time is today. Most of us can look back on life …
Planting Trees Read More Hesitation
Back in the 1800’s the Tates Watch Company of Massachusetts decided to market compasses for pioneers traveling west. It turned out that although Tates watches were of finest quality, their …
Hesitation Read More The Think You Leave Undone
A poet wrote: It isn’t the thing you do dear, It’s the thing you leave undone That gives you a bit of a heartache At setting of the sun. The …
The Think You Leave Undone Read More Worst First
If you want to redeem the time eat a live frog in the morning. Here’s why. Its called the principle of the worst first. We often waste time by procrastinating …
Worst First Read More End of the Day Question
Do the thing right now that you’ll wish you had done at the end of the day. We often reach the end of our day with a sense of frustration …
End of the Day Question Read More Obey God Right Now
What is the key to overcoming procrastination? It is really quite simple. When God speaks to the procrastinator, He doesn’t want to completely say no to God he just doesn’t …
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The story is told of a steamship which began to sink in the deep sea. Seeing her distress the captain of a would be rescue ship pulled up and offered …
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