Mirror, Mirror on the Wall

I'm sure none of you savvy MEvBLOG readers ever experience bouts of procrastination... wait a minute. Are you reading this at work right now?

Allow me to share a strategy for overcoming acute procrastination. I learned this from a dear friend in college. Aimee (the dear friend) loved the movie Titanic, dreamed of one day having a black-tie wedding, and was a phenomenal Shakespearean actress. If Aimee was having trouble getting started on a paper or project and it was getting to crunch time, she used the following fool-proof method:

Aimee would stand in front of her dorm room mirror.

Aimee would look herself in the eye.

And, in a very serious voice, Amiee would say, "DO YOUR HOMEWORK, B*TCH!" (fake slaps own face) "DO YOUR HOMEWORK, B*TCH!" (fake slaps own face).

It worked like a charm every time.

Now, whenever there is a project I'm avoiding I go to my mirror and give myself a stern talking to. Though, if you're in the bathroom at work, be sure to check all the stalls first.