Still Procrastinating

1st November 2012

No doubt I have written blogs in the past about taking action, and doing things now rather than putting them off to a supposedly better time.

However, it never does any harm to restress a valid point, and I think that more than ever, many business owners have got themselves into a mindset of delaying actions or making investments, just because things have been so bad for so long.

I was recently re-reading a book called “What got you here, Won’t get you there” by Marshall Goldsmith, and I was reminded of this again by a passage towards the end of this book called “The best time to change is now”. Essentially he refers to a dream in which you are aware that you are incredibly busy, and that you are over-committed, and indeed, out of control. But, this is because you have a special project, or some crucial things to be done, which once completed in 2 or 3 months time will take the pressure off. At that time you can take a week or two off, spend time with the family and generally get back in control.

Unfortunately this scenario is indeed a dream, because in reality there will never be a time when you aren’t busy, because every time you finish one big project, something else comes up equally important, and so it goes on.

So don’t get sucked into the “Once I’ve done this, then I’ll have time” scenario. I have never heard a client say “Wow, I’m so glad I delayed starting the coaching programme for 3 months”, whilst many have said “I wish I’d started doing this a year ago”

If it’s right for you and/or the business it’s right. Instinctively you should know that, so to put it off by making weak excuses about time is only going to stop you moving forward quicker.

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