He lectured in my Entrepreneurship class today and taught us that nothing happens in the harbor. That means that no matter how excited you are about your boat, if you never leave the dock you're not going to go anywhere. In life we need to set sail--take action--if we want to reach our goals.
The enemy to action is procrastination. Procrastination is nasty, especially for students. It feels like the hardest part of homework is just opening the book and getting into it. It's easy to say, "I'll do it later." But anyone who's done that knows how quickly later turns into too late. Midterms and assignment due dates seem to come out of no where and pretty soon our little procrastination turns into big time frustration.
Thankfully, the Writing 150 class is all way past procrastinating homework, right (I say that with my tongue tucked firmly in my cheek as I write this blog entry near midnight on the day its due)? Even so, what else are we putting off until later--maybe a later stage in life? I reflect on his advice in terms of the life goals I have that maybe I'm waiting for life to become less busy to start on. Or the goals I'm waiting to start on because I feel like I'm not fully prepared in this stage of life. Here's what I realize: This is one of just four September 21st's I'll have in college. I only have three left because I just traded one in for everything I accomplished today. Judging by my first two decades of life, things are only going to get busier and more difficult. If I don't start now I squander the small window of opportunity I have.
I don't know how much of a "genetic" connection this call to action is, but the idea was stirring enough for me to make some changes. I will make it a habit to do things now instead of tomorrow because at the end of my college career I don't want to look back and say, "I wish I would've."
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