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Thanks to a missed court date this summer, I was the lucky winner of a suspended drivers license.  I had to pay a small fine and take a torturous four hour online driving course.  For fear that I'd have to pay more money, I prolonged my trip to the BMV -- it's not DMV in Indiana -- where I ultimately needed to go for official license reinstatement.

A few days ago (note it's the end of January)  the red and blue lights of two squad cars danced behind me as I pulled out of the parking lot at Lake Central High School - I was mortified. "What could I have done to warrant not one, but two black and whites behind me?" I wondered.  Though I'm no outlaw by any stretch of the imagination, the cops loomed behind me with blinding bright lights as if I were an outlaw wanted for a triple homicide. 

Long story short, both of my headlights were out.  I ended up with two tickets. 1: no headlights, 2: driving on a suspended license.  Luckily, I didn't wind up sleeping on a concrete mattress in the Indiana county jail.

Upon my visit to the BMV reinstatement office, yep they forced my hand -- all this red tape has to be sorted my upcoming court date -- I learned that all I needed to do was bring in a couple of forms showing that I had satisfied the court from my case over the summer.  No money, no hassle, it would be an in-and-out process.

Boy, why couldn't I just do that in the summer?

Today's Inspiration
Someday is not a day of the week.
Tend to Tasks; Achieve Success

We put off things for a variety of reasons: we don't like the task ahead, we anticipate pain or discomfort or a countless other reasons that all feel valid as we inch more and more time between us and the inevitable.  Sometimes, if we procrastinate we realize that we don't actually need to address an issue at all.  In most cases though, procrastination only compounds problems - sometimes needlessly.

There is no shortage of techniques and self-help books, life coaches and empowerment classes to help deal with procrastination.  Depending on how much we delay the inescapable, there may be value in exploring one or multiple help sources to find a tactic fitting for our needs.

A common tool to combat procrastination is organization.  When we get organized and make plans, we are more likely to tackle tasks and achieve goals.  Make your list. Check it twice. Get your rear in gear and get it done!  Go ahead before you put it off again :)

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