In the state of Kentucky there is a highway called the Bluegrass Parkway. It is a beautiful place to drive through the mountains and to take in the natural scenic landscapes that are dominant in that part of the country. On the Parkway, there are frequent pull-offs so that the driver and passengers can exit the car and take photographs or just gaze at the majesty of the surrounding mountains.
We need to be careful about traveling down a superhighway that has similar pull-off points. I call it the “Round-To-It Parkway” and it can be a dangerous place to travel.
Travelers of this superhighway are usually fixated on the idea that perfect conditions must arise before they can commence the journey towards their goal or dream or purpose. They want to be fully prepared and educated and informed and organized so that failure will not be an option. They will discover countless pull-off points to stop and assess or prepare or just plain stall.
Procrastination is deadly because the longer one procrastinates on a task or a dream or a goal, the harder it becomes to achieve.
The longer a person lives in a state of making and accepting excuses, the easier those excuses are to find and validate.
The road signs on this superhighway are all about the roadside attractions. What is the next shiny object that I need to stop and observe?
Instead of getting much accomplished in life, she might just have a lot of experiences. And she will think the thought that has been heard and accepted by far too many: “Some day I’ll go there … when I get around to it.”
- Exercise:
Have you ever found yourself trapped on the “Round-To-It-Parkway”?
Are you on it now?
Write down one thing you have been procrastinating on that you can take action on today.
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