March 19, 2012

Turn Procrastination into Business Building Ideas

published this at 7:20 am

You Know You’re Procrastinating When . . .

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. . . cleaning the refrigerator takes on a new and miraculous sense of urgency with a heavenly glow.

Go ahead give in and do it, but don’t lose to procrastination. Turn that refrigerator chore into an exploration for ideas. Here are three things you might think about.

Procrastination just became an idea session, and on top of that you’ve cleaned your refrigerator! That’s productivity where you could have been doing what I’ve done — standing in front of an open refrigerator door thinking about how the light goes on and off.

Bet you can think of more ideas to find inside of that Big Box. How about sharing some with us?

–ME “Liz” Strauss
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11 Comments to “Turn Procrastination into Business Building Ideas”

  1. March 19th, 2012 at 8:40 am
    Mellissa Thomas said

    This post is definitely a great nudge for someone like me. I battle procrastination often, but never thought of turning those little “delays” into something productive.

    As for other ideas to take from the fridge, we could examine the doors’ great ability to insulate the food, no matter how often we open them, and wonder what tactics we can use to protect our present consumers, clients, and/or readers while expanding our audience – or something like that. What do you think?

  2. March 20th, 2012 at 6:31 am
    Connie said

    I struggle with procrastination daily and you’re right, I’m one of those people who suddenly needs to do something that I put off yesterday.

    Thanks for the tips to get me back on track.

  3. March 20th, 2012 at 6:47 am
    peter radzio said

    Procrastination is so subtle and deadly!

  4. March 20th, 2012 at 7:53 am
    Michelle Gilstrap said

    Great tip, thanks for inspiring us as always.

  5. March 20th, 2012 at 8:26 am
    Martin Jones (@martinjonesaz) said

    Great post Liz.

  6. March 20th, 2012 at 9:30 am
    Gaye Crispin said

    A great thought-provoker Liz. And we get a clean fridge. Brilliant. Thank you :)

  7. March 20th, 2012 at 9:35 am
    Tony Blass said

    Makes a lot of sense. Every task you undertake, becomes a piece of cake …

  8. March 20th, 2012 at 3:46 pm
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  9. March 20th, 2012 at 5:04 pm
    Ed Nix said

    Well said – procrastination is my nemesis!

  10. March 24th, 2012 at 9:42 pm
    Karen Marie Shelton said

    Excellent. I always love your helpful posts Liz.

    Thanks.

  11. March 26th, 2012 at 11:49 am
    Alexandra Brown said

    People are so different, and yet the same. I write/work to avoid cleaning out the fridge!

    I came to terms with my procrastination years ago, by committing to realistic deadlines. I often find myself working right up to the minute, but getting things done.

    Unfortunately, my 17-year-old is the Prince of Procrastinators. He calls himself an ‘optimistic procrastinator.’ I love your idea of productive avoidance and will find a way to slip that skill into the boy’s atmosphere. Thanks for that.

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