(The following is the August 6 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read 2 Corinthians 6 and pay close attention to verses 1-2.) Procrastination can be dangerous. If we delay critical tasks, we may never do them. The student who waits until the night before a term paper is due …
Tag: Procrastination
Our Culture of Immediacy
We've seen this past week the impact of what happens when expectations are not met for something to happen quickly. In the rush of last-minute buying and shipping of Christmas presents, untold numbers of packages went undelivered by the "guaranteed" delivery dates. As a result, people either had to do without presents on the intended …
Dig a Well Before You’re Thirsty
A couple of weeks ago I listened to several people discuss the topic of networking with others. The featured guest in the Google Hangout video chat was Stacy Zapar who happens to have the distinction of being the most connected woman on LinkedIn. She shared her experiences and insights regarding networking and is obviously very knowledgeable …
Leap Year Lesson #204: It’s Nice When You Can Do Well in a Crunch, But It’s Better When You Don’t Have To
I had a perfect opportunity today to focus on one important thing that has a deadline of today. With no meetings at all on my calendar, I could focus on getting together a draft of a presentation that I was asked to draft by today. No problem, I thought. There is nothing else on my …
