You know what I mean, if you are a procrastinator – that awful, yet familiar dread.

When you feel it coming down on you like a skipping CD…

That quicksand, that sludge.

When you feel the urge to procrastinate, do not name it. Do not name the feeling or the reasons or the solution.

Instead, recite the procrastination prayer - 

For a much better treatment of this method of overcoming procrastination, check out his article.

I’ve heard about this guy for a while – knew he was about entrepreneurship or start-ups or business something or another – Guy Kawasaki.

Here are the notes:

“And how,” you ask, “did this lead to kicking ass?”

Well, I sent out over a thousand dollars in invoices, put two websites on line, and wrote this post about a great speech.

If you don’t feel like watching the video, below are 4 things I learned from it.

1. Create milestones. When you are starting on a project, Guy says, it’s a smooth as freshly zambonied ice – infinite possibility. Unless you can envision milestones in the distance, you may end up skating in circles. Milestones help you prioritize.
2. Mantras are better than mumbo-jumbo. There is a very funny bit about mission statements that have nothing to do with…well, anything.
3. Ask women. I already knew this, but I never thought about it as applied to a business plan. Guy’s view is that men have a genetic deficiency when it comes to judging business plans.
4. Don’t go alone. He puts it, “find a few soulmates.” Two is better than one and all that.