Why do you procrastinate? Does it help? Do you get more accomplished when you procrastinate? When you know you have a task that needs to be completed, does putting it off make you feel better? Do you really believe doing it later will be more satisfying than doing it now? So, why do you procrastinate? I don’t know about you, but these are some of the reasons/excuses I use to procrastinate.
Doing it will take an hour but I only have a half-hour right now.
I don’t have all the information I need to complete it at this time.
I can’t do it by myself. I need help.
I know there’s many more excuses, but you get the idea. Procrastination is the enemy of efficiency. We all do it. We all hate that we do it and feel bad for doing it. So, why do we do it? For one reason. IT’S EASY! Never putting something off that can and should be done now is really hard. And nobody likes doing the hard stuff, ever, really.
Let’s take just one subject that is soooo easy to procrastinate on, final arrangements. Most of the people this newsletter goes out to would be, I think it’s safe to say, living in the last half of their life. So, ask yourself, have I decided what I want to happen at the end of my life? Have I already made arrangements, picked out the sentimental items I want certain people to have, looked at the cost of my final expenses, contacted the funeral home that you want to handle things? No? Well, me neither! Why? In my case, and probably in most peoples’ cases, it’s easier NOT to think about. I don’t like thinking about my death. I don’t want to think about what music I want played at my funeral. I don’t want to start putting all my papers in a place where my next-of-kin can find them easily and deal with them quickly. Why? Because it’s easy to put off. And most people put it off until they’re dead.
So, let me ask you a very serious question. Would you get all your final arrangements in order if you had some help and it was easier to do? I’m asking this because I am considering starting a class that would meet two or three times. Each time we met we’d tackle several items that need to be considered when making your plans. Things like Last Will and Testament, Powers of Attorney, Trusts, Life and Health Insurance policies, Investments, Bank Accounts, Car Titles, Mortgage Papers or Deed to your home, Other Property, extra Keys, etc.
I know this service is needed. What I don’t know is if enough people are interested in it that will not procrastinate about it to make a class worthwhile. So, this is where you have a voice, and I want to hear it.
If you’re tired of procrastinating and believe you have put off making your final plans long enough, and you don’t want to burden your children with that chore, then call me at 864 582 7766.
