The P Word
Procrastination! We all do it. I have a pile of dirty laundry and a sink full of dishes if you need proof! As I am journeying along this new career path, I have discovered that getting our affairs in order is one of the top things people procrastinate with. And no wonder!! Nobody likes thinking about all that depressing stuff, and life is so…daily. We are so busy with the here and now that it’s super challenging to carve out time for the “there and then”.
As I’ve been working through the challenges of running a business, I’ve been practicing block calendaring, and one of the things I have noticed is that I have a bad tendency to put off the tasks I don’t feel like doing, and my assistant Siarra keeps having to move them in my calendar. Until she outsmarted me! She began calling the clients that had the tasks assigned that I had been putting off, and she scheduled them for meetings- to go over the finished task…that I had not finished yet! Yikes!! Guess what that did though? Magically, I made time to get the task done! This is why I surround myself with people who are gifted in the areas where I am weak. Because they make me a better person all around!
I have noticed that a lot of people mention “oh yeah I need to call you…” but then it does not happen. Or they call, but then they do not end up setting an appointment because each time we call something else has come up, or they are missing an answer to one of the questions they think they need to know. So, I have decided that one of the jobs I have in this position is not to just craft you an excellent estate plan. It’s to be like Siarra was with me and kick your butt into gear!! If you have been seeing my face pop up or hearing my videos on Facebook and think “gosh I need to do that”, I want to challenge you today. Book the appointment. Don’t think about it. Don’t question all the decisions you have to make. Just book it. HERE is the link! You can’t even say you couldn’t find it!
If you don’t have all the answers by the time we meet, let me help you come up with the answers. You would be amazed at how listening to countless people’s life plans will help one be able to produce workable solutions in complicated family situations. I may not know your unique situation, but I can bring the experience of a lot of others to the table to share some ideas you may not have thought about.
When you book a peace of mind planning session with me, you are not just purchasing documents. You can get those anywhere. You are purchasing a planning session- with a person who (not to toot my own horn!) is quite good at listening to problems and finding solutions. So put it in your calendar and stop finding reasons to put it off. If money is a problem, we can talk about ways to work that out too- I am most concerned about having what you need done. Because fortunately, this really is a one-time investment that needs little tweaks if it is done right. And I do it right! So, call us to set up an appointment or schedule one here and pat yourself on the back for getting past the dreaded “P” word!!!
