Last month we talked about checking before you switch.
Coincidentally, this month I was reading about the idea of what I will call Passing By. And I realized I was doing it too.

After the frost, the lemon trees were part dead. As new growth came, more branches came in lower. I kept passing by the tree. Each time I thought, “I do not want lemons hanging on the ground. I should remove the low hanging growth.” I did this for several weeks. Yesterday I finally removed the low growth.

How many times have you passed by something and said to yourself, “I have to do that,” but you do not do anything about it, you just keep on passing by it and saying the same thing each time?

Maybe you think it is just one more “C” item, (ABC priorities) a low item on your priority list. Something you want to do, but it is not very important so you keep putting it off.

These items can still weigh on your mind. It is a form of procrastination.
Think about what items you “pass by” and do not take care of.

Is there a project on your desk you keep seeing (passing by) but do not do?

Do you want to file some papers but don’t want to make a file label so you keep passing by it?

How much simpler would it be to just stop and take care of the item when you pass by it?

Stop waiting for free time. Take it off your list. Stop passing by it and just do it!

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