February 2010
THE ANTICRASTINATION TIP SHEET
From Rita Emmett
Author of The Procrastinator's Handbook and
The Clutter-Busting Handbook
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Quotes for February
EMMETT'S LAW: The dread
of doing a task uses up more time and energy than doing the task itself.
--- Rita Emmett
Live each day as if it were your last ......
and one day you'll be right.
--- Hal Roach
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Message from Rita
Last month we ran a poem
that began:
Isn't it strange how princes and kings,
and clowns
that caper in sawdust rings,
and common people, like you and me,
are builders for eternity?
We send a hearty THANK YOU to the
many readers who told us the poem is by R. Lee Sharpe and is included
in the book Poems that Touch the Heart, which was compiled
by A. L. Alexander (Doubleday). Plus it was used as song lyrics for
The Grateful Dead's "Book of Rules".
Also, the donkey
story (which so many of you commented on how you related to it) is possibly
from the Torah or the Talmud. One reader sent a Rabbinical study that
included the story in the exact words that I had received.
Thank
you to all you fabulous researchers who spent time and energy tracking
down all this information. It is most appreciated.
Bruce and
I just returned to the frosty, frigid, blizzard-y climate of Chicago
after a glorious Caribbean cruise where we snorkeled by day and enjoyed
music from some of the top Irish entertainers in the evening.
While sailing along, some of our goofy friends gave me a book called
“How to Procrastinate”. Instead of being a Self-Help book, it was part
of a “Self-Hurt Series” that includes “How to Get Fat” and “How to "Traumatize
Your Children."
In this crazy book was a “Procrastinator’s Creed”
which preached everything I disagree with, but is so hilarious, I keep
going back to it and laughing. So I share it with you in the hope that
sometimes we gain insights into ourselves by reading a list of what
NOT to do. Hope this brings a smile to you.
Procrastinator's
Creed
- I believe that if anything is worth doing, it would have been
done already.
- I know that the work cycle is not plan/start/finish, but
wait/plan/plan.
- I will never rush into a job without a lifetime of consideration.
- I shall meet all of my deadlines directly in proportion
to the amount of bodily injury I could expect to receive from missing
them.
- I firmly believe that tomorrow holds the possibility for
new technologies, astounding discoveries, and a reprieve from my
obligations.
- I truly believe that all deadlines are unreasonable regardless
of the amount of time given.
- If at first I don't succeed, there is always next year.
- I shall always decide not to decide, unless of course
I decide to change my mind.
- I shall never forget that the probability of a miracle, though
infinitesimally small, is not exactly zero.
- I will never put off tomorrow, what I can forget about
forever.
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Want To Meet Rita In Person?
Rita usually gives
seminars for corporations so she is not able to invite others to attend.
Great news! This month Rita will present a Fund Raiser open to everyone.
It is a full afternoon of seminars plus a book signing.
Sat. Feb.
20
Irish American Heritage Center
4626 North Knox Avenue
Chicago,
IL 60630
BREAK THE PROCRASTINATION HABIT 1pm (CST) to 2:45
CONQUER
YOUR CLUTTER 3:15pm (CST) to 5
Cost: $10 per seminar or both for
$15
Call 773-282-7035 to register and for directions
At the end
of the seminars you can stay for dinner for a very reasonable fee.
One man wrote, "Dear Rita, I am flying in for this one. You could have
charged a couple hundred dollars each. At this price, it’s worth paying
air fare and hotel. Look forward to meeting you in person."
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Free Teleseminar On Procrastination
Rita
will reveal secrets and strategies to break your procrastination habit
and you don’t even have to leave the house. AND it’s FREE!!
All you
need for a teleseminar is a phone and all you pay is the cost of a long
distance call in the US. If you have free long distance calls, then
you don’t pay a single penny.
Wed. Feb. 17 at 8pm Chicago time
Blast Away Procrastination
To Register:
Click Here
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