Tip #10: Do What You've Got to Do
Think of something that you need to do but you keep putting off for some reason. Make a list of these jobs. Now choose one thing on the list and do it!
When we know that we have things to do but keep finding excuses not to do them, we begin to lose our self-respect.
We can spend much more energy thinking about doing something and then not doing it and then not liking ourselves for not doing it than it takes to actually do it.
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