Procrastination: A love/hate relationship

If you are anything like me, you don't have any time to spare during your daily life. However, I bet, also like me, you have time to watch a two-minute YouTube cat video.

Time is a funny thing. It is easily found when browsing YouTube or finding old friends on Facebook, but is often impossible to find when settling down to take care of business.

I was chatting with a Take Steps team captain about this the other day. She was fretting about how she hadn't sent a lot of her e-mails yet asking for support. I told her not to worry - that she had plenty of time. Can you believe it?! Me! The Take Steps Manager, let procrastination in!

She responded to my carefree attitude by telling me that the earlier she starts, the more she feels like she can enjoy the process of informing her friends and family about this cause that really is truly important to her. Waiting till the last minute only undermines the significance that this event really has in her life.

So...I am going to challenge myself to take 5 minutes this week and upload my e-mail address book into my Take Steps personal page. Then, I am going to send out my initial e-mail to my friends and family, asking them to support/join me the day of the walk.

Then, I am going to clean my house and vacuum my car.

Well...maybe not the last part. But procrastination will not beat me this week.

~Maggie Mau, Team Mau