Without a deadline, I’d never get to Christmas
It’s amazing what a deadline does. Take Christmas for example. On December 25th, at least in these parts, folks wake up to Christmas day and they expect their gifts to be under the tree, stockings to be filled and Christmas dinner preparations to be well under way. As the Dr. Seuss’ Grinch so aptly points […]
I’m not late, I’m coming!
Time is imaginary, right? Just like money. Not real. Just a concept. A suggestion. If I have, say, a 3:00 meeting that is 20 minutes away and I leave at 2:50. I’m not late. Not until I am halfway there and the clock ticks 3:00 am I late. If I have a project due tomorrow […]
Don’t meet deadlines: cross finish lines!
Nearly everyday I chastise myself for not finishing something. In fact, I say that it is God’s great joke that I have a business called Fit2Finish and I never finish anything. What is it about “finishing” that impedes my progress? People tell me to “set deadlines.” And when I do, I get stuff done, almost always by […]
