"I'll start my diet tomorrow!"

Have you ever heard those words? Have you ever said them?

It's a common theme; we often try to put off things that we fear will be unpleasant.

• Starting a diet
• Exercising
• Going to the doctor
• Going to the dentist
• Writing our Last Will & Testament

We are always ready to rally around the war cry of the procrastinator:
"I'll do it TOMORROW!"

My question is, what is it about tomorrow that will make it any better suited for these tasks?

I've been on a diet for nearly three months now. My wife and I simply picked a date on the calendar and started. We've stuck with it and we've seen the rewards as the pounds dropped off. But last Saturday, we hosted a party. With potato chips. And cake. It was not a pretty sight!

Saturday evening I was helping myself to some leftover goodies and I heard myself saying:
"I'll get back on track TOMORROW."

That's when I realized that the ideal time to get back on track is NOW!
The ideal time to start something that you've been putting off is NOW!
The ideal time for ANYTHING is NOW! Because now is the only time we can control.

ENJOY NOW!

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