Greetings everyone and I’m Scott Savoy at the Sterling Creations desk welcoming you to another typical summer weekend.
Today, I am pleased to share our president’s editorial with you and for this week Donna J. Jodhan addresses the price for procrastination.
Many of us are sometimes guilty of this but have you ever stopped to consider the ramifications?
Donna wants to hear from you!
Send along your thoughts to her at donnajodhan@sterlingcreations.ca.
Enjoy your weekend.
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The Price For Procrastinating
By Donna J. Jodhan
Procrastination is often treated as a harmless habit, a private flaw that affects only the person who delays. In reality, its cost is far greater and far more public. Each time we procrastinate, we do not simply postpone a task—we disrupt systems, waste resources, and place an unfair burden on others.
When we procrastinate, we interfere with time and effort that do not belong solely to us. Workflows depend on cooperation and timely action. A delayed report stalls a team. A missed deadline pushes stress onto colleagues who must compensate. One person’s inaction quickly becomes another person’s overtime. In this way, procrastination is not neutral; it shifts responsibility and pressure onto others who did not choose the delay.
Nothing moves forward when tasks are postponed. Plans remain incomplete, decisions are deferred, and progress grinds to a halt. Schedules are affected, meetings are rescheduled, and momentum is lost. Time—our most precious and nonrenewable resource—is wasted. Once lost, it cannot be recovered, no matter how good the explanation sounds afterward.
The strain does not stop with time alone. Resources are stretched thin when procrastination enters the picture. Budgets are exceeded, opportunities pass by, and energy is spent managing delays instead of producing results. What could have been efficient becomes chaotic. What could have been simple becomes complicated.
And yet, when confronted, procrastination is often defended with excuses: not enough time, not the right moment, not enough motivation. These explanations may feel comforting, but they are rarely sound. Everyone works within constraints. Everyone faces pressure, fatigue, and uncertainty. Still, responsibilities remain. In truth, procrastination is less about circumstances and more about choices.
There is no real excuse for habitual delay. The price is too high—for organizations, for communities, and for personal integrity. Action, even imperfect action, moves things forward. Discipline creates reliability. Responsibility builds trust.
Procrastination promises relief, but it delivers consequences. If we want progress, efficiency, and respect for one another’s time, the answer is simple: begin now.
I’d like to leave you with this for your consideration.
“Deferred costs compounding into regret.”
Image = A middle-aged man in a blue suit sits at a desk in an office, looking bored and unmotivated with his feet propped up on the table. He holds a crumpled piece of paper in one hand and rests his head on the other, surrounded by several more crumpled papers on the desk alongside documents and a keyboard, with sunlight streaming through large windows in the background.
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