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Inbox Insight No. 15

QUOTES

"I once listed all the good things I did over the past year, and then turned them into resolution form and backdated them. That was a good feeling."
Robert Fulghum, 20th Century minister and author



"Don't have a wishbone where your backbone should be" Anon

INSIGHT

The first quote made me laugh out loud.

But I think it says something interesting too. These days, we are bombarded with ideas about planning, organisation and structure.

But have you ever had the feeling that you have to do something now, or it will never get done?

Spontaneity can be a wonderful (and dangerous!) thing and I know that I have done a lot of work I am proud of in the day following the moment I had the idea.

In fact, I typically do things at the last moment - I never miss deadlines, but I do leave it late very often.

This used to really stress me out, and I spent years on and off trying to do things ahead of time.

Then one day I thought "Hold on, this is working!"

Now I just do what Robert Fulghum says and congratulate myself for my organisation and follow-through after I've done something! ;-)

QUESTION

I know 'Just do it' is a cliche but why shouldn't you?