Clients often procrastinate because they imagine estate planning as a months-long ordeal involving endless paperwork, ...

Successful pursuit of our goals begins with goal setting. The thing is, we're overly optimistic, often setting unrealistic time estimates for goal completion. One form of this optimism is known as the ...

"Imagination only comes when you privilege the subconscious, when you make delay and procrastination work for you." --Hilary Mantel Procrastination gets a bad rap, often cited as a reason we ...

To some clients, just about anything is more important than tidying up the loose ends of their business and financial plans. My fear of the procrastinator client is that if — or should I say when? — ...

A comment in an online forum caught my eye the other day. It was from an aspiring entrepreneur who had spent years planning a solo freelance business and was now “starting to get started.” Perhaps all ...

Okay, I am a 70-year-old business owner, a reasonably effective leader/manager, and a highly skilled procrastinator. But despite that last revelation, my succession plan is ‘on-track’ and moving along ...

Whether starting a diet, buying or selling a business, or discussing your family’s wealth with your children, there are always reasons (real or otherwise) that sidetrack us from doing something to put ...

Let’s be honest. You’re probably reading this article while avoiding something else you should be doing right now. Don’t worry—the irony isn’t lost on me. An article about procrastination becoming yet ...

A shamefully long time after the paper or project was first announced, you finally sit down to get it done — only because today is the due date. Now you’re sweating buckets while mentally reprimanding ...