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WANt your EvENt lIstEd hErE?
E-mail the following information to joycegrant@sympatico.ca:
Listings require three months' notice and are listed according to space availability.
Canadian management Centre | www.cmctraining.org | (877) 262-2519
• Partnering with your boss ($1,645) – Live online Sept. 4-25
• Essentials of project management for the nonproject manager ($2,095) – Live online July 14-17
Job design Concepts Inc. | http://jobdesignconcepts.com/workshops.html | (416) 447-8832
• Assertiveness skills ($399) – Toronto Sept. 11
• Time management ($399) – Toronto Oct. 23
• Supervise, motivate and lead others ($399) – Toronto Nov. 6
• Communication skills ($399) – Toronto Nov. 20
on-the-right-track training and Consulting | www.on-the-right-track.com | (877) 213-8608
• Microsoft Outlook: Calendaring ($124) – Webinar, Aug. 7
• Lively listening ($124) – Webinar, Sept. 18
Why do we procrastinate?
mindful actions are at the core of
any productive day. Mindfulness
eliminates unnecessary thoughts
and provides a sense of satisfac-
tion, tranquility, and ultimately, a
more peaceful mind.
One of the main reasons we
don't become involved in mind-
ful activities is because we allow
procrastination to overrule our
thoughts. Many of us are excellent
procrastinators. We can be quite
content to put aside a task that is
not very familiar to us, time con-
suming, maybe not very interest-
ing; or, we're nervous about the
undertaking.
We can find many examples of
how people procrastinate at work.
For example, some companies con-
duct employee surveys—yet, when
the questionnaire is distributed,
during the first few days, many
employees won't respond.
The first thing most people do
is check the deadline and think,
"Oh… There is enough time for
that." Satisfied with their decision
to wait, they put the task of com-
pleting the questionnaire aside – at
least for the moment. But that mo-
ment often stretches until manage-
ment issues a reminder.
Why are we so lethargic? As a
general practice, why do we con-
tinually postpone things? If some-
one told us we'd won a lottery,
we wouldn't blink an eye before
rushing to collect our winnings. Do
we go into action only when some-
thing is favourable to us?
A person who wants to live by
observing mindfulness at all times
wouldn't hesitate, at the earliest
opportunity, to take the necessary
actions to complete a task asked of
them. Mindful actions save time
and money for any organization.
Furthermore, unnecessary delays
due to procrastination are allevi-
ated.
Procrastination does not help us.
Timely work ethics, without pro-
crastination, gives us peace of mind
to handle other important projects.
If we develop mindful attentive-
ness, without procrastinating, the
result would be very favourable
to our workplace, as well as our
personal lives.
Freeda Villavarayan is an administrative
professional and a desktop publisher.
M I n D F u l n E s s
Freeda Villavarayan
