"How much of human life is lost in waiting."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
I had a funny thought when I first awoke this morning. I pondered how many people are CHALLENGED to rise out of bed and attack their day only to be undermine by the simplicity of pressing one little button… the SNOOZE BAR.
Mine is set for a 4-minute snooze. 4 minutes!! What quality of rest can one GAIN in 4 minutes?
By choosing to click the snooze bar, two things occur: (1) I have broken my effective and meaningful sleep pattern with a meager attempt to extend its restful value for 4 minutes (InSaNiTy!) and (2) I have effectively placed the first SUCCESS BARRIER in front of myself, sabotaging my day from the first 30 seconds in which I awoke.
The snooze bar should just go away…
2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:
The BIGGER challenge with the snooze bar is the behavioral tolerances it creates for us. We "believe' that we can continue to put off important tasks, goals or commitments for small periods at a time ("snoozing") and still accomplish them in an effective and timely manner.
How many projects have you SABOTAGED by putting off until later? How many great projects are still being "SNOOZED?"
Do yourself a favor and STOP using the snooze bar. Not just in the morning when you are crawling out of hibernation, but EVERYDAY!! Stop waiting until "later" to do what could be eliminated from your task list today.
The BIGGEST winners are the ones that accomplish the most tasks… if you are waiting 3 hours to start (or do not have a system to start without you), then how do you expect to WIN?
Cheers,
Zach
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