Do it now!

Can anything be sadder than work left unfinished?

Yes; work never begun."

~ Unknown
This is from Martha Borst today!  I thought it might help.  We all need a boot at some time or another!

On the practical side, as you launch into the New Year, no doubt you do so with the good intention of finishing projects, starting new ones and being more effective and efficient than you were last year.
As you make your 'To Do Lists' and attempt to complete them, there are four little guidelines that will make your process more successful. These four guidelines will direct your actions and make your job, whether it is running a business or a home, more successful and decidedly more pleasant. They are:

Do it - If it's something that can be done in 10 to 15 minutes, do it and do it now. Stop procrastinating, stop whining and complaining. Just DO IT! And do the most unpleasant things first.

Delay it - If it's going to take longer than 15 minutes, put it on a list of things to be accomplished and set a date by when you will have it done. You may want a short term delay list for things that need to be done soon (like today, tomorrow or this week), and a long term delay list for things that can wait longer (two or three months), but are things that still must be done.

Delegate it - Use this one as much as possible. When I was first married, my husband at the time and I argued over who should bring the firewood into the house. I thought he should do it and he thought I should. Neither of us would budge and we would sit in the living room with our coats on and read in grouchy silence. Then a light bulb went off in my head. Hire a neighborhood kid to do it! Give him $10 to bring in a whole load of wood and everyone will be happy! Believe me, the little bit of money was worth paying to have a pleasant evening. Delegate, delegate, delegate as much as possible and then follow up to make sure it has been done.

Dump it - Simply get rid of anything that you've had on your list for a long time. Face it, you don't want to do it, it's not that important. Let it go. Leaving it on your list of things to do only burdens you and makes you feel guilty. Throw out those papers, clothes, plans. Let them go. You will never miss them.

So, look around the house, look in the closet basement and garage. Look at your desk. Pick up that paper on top of the pile. Begin the process and then do one of four things with what needs to be done, Do it, Delay it, Delegate it or Dump it. But don't just sit there doing nothing!! Now stop reading this and get to work!