When procrastination lingers

No, this has nothing to do with what writers call a writer's "block." It's between 'doing it now' and that lingering 'tomorrow is another day.'

American inspirational writer Napoleon Hill (1883-1970), was one of the earliest advocates of personal development books. He is famous for his all-time bestseller Think and Grow Rich.

Hill was advisor to U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the 1930s.  One of his best-known quotations is:  "What the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve."  In other words, success is never far behind, with all the right attitude ... and to some, the added  "... with a little bit o' luck."

Here's a quote from Hill that has seen me through especially during my years as a college student:

"Do it now! can affect every phase of your life. It can help you do the things you should do but don't feel like doing. It can keep you from procrastinating when an unpleasant duty faces you. But it can also help you do those things that you want to do. It helps you seize those precious moments that, if lost, may be retrieve."  - Napoleon Hill, American Author, Personal Development Guru

True, we may not always be successful in what we aim for every time, but it's good to challenge procrastination. And ah, what a feeling when we score.

Having said that, I better get back to a writing deadline. 

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