I hit my lunch time slump and decided to procrastinate and read. Funny enough, I got a book out of the library on just that topic – Procrastination On Purpose. I started reading it, not really sure what type of book it would be. The more I read and learn about business, the more critical I am of fluff. I will stop reading a book, listening to a webinar, following someone if they’re all fluff. Keep the “you can do it!” stuff, please. Give me the meat and potatoes. As my friend and amazing business woman Mara Glazer would say – “Cut the crap!”

As I jumped in, I found myself taking notes very quickly. The way I read books (if I don’t own them) is to copy quotes that speak to me, are good advice and I generally want to remember. By page 10, I’d already written down 5 things. A few highlights:

“Priority dilution – delaying the day’s most important activities by consciously or unconsciously allowing our attention to shift to less important tasks.”

“The most successful people I knew never complained or even spoke about how busy they were.”

“Your problem is not that you are too busy, your problem is that you don’t own your situation.”

“You are not a victim. You are in charge. You are capable. You are powerful enough to decide what you will and won’t do with your time.”

Already, in the first few pages, this guy is cutting the crap. I found myself thinking, oh, yea, my super long to do list today was not because my life is so hard and I’m sooooo busy….it’s my own darn fault. I was reminded of binge watching 7 nearly 50 minute episodes in two days, hours and hours playing Disney Magic Kingdoms and Minions Paradise AND camping that brought me here. We’ll see if I finish the book but it was a great reminder to this procrastinator.