Mañana habit is not in English dictionary but can be found in Spanish dictionary, mañana means tomorrow, so it is a tomorrow habit. The more we understand our reasons for procrastinating, the better we can develop a game plan to defeat the mañana habit, by John Maxwell.
 

1.    Seek ye first the Kingdom of God. God should be on the first list of priorities. He should be on the top, no matter how busy you are, no matter how tough your work is to be done. God first and everything else will follow. God can make impossible things so, if we only believe him, he will take charge of us and keep us going. It is okay if we put off things for tomorrow because we worship Him.
 

2.    Unexpected acquaintances. Mañana habit is unavoidable. We just tend to prioritize things in accordance to our to-do-list of the week or the day. For example, you have so many things to be done today but a long-time close friend invited you for a cup of coffee because she had something to confide. I guess you can’t say no to a close friend who needs your ears to listen and a heart to understand.
 

3.    Hugging, cuddling and playing with your kids. Kids are attention seeker, so, most of the time, kids wanted to be cuddled, hugged and talked. But, sometimes, we forgot to cuddle them or play with them because of so many things to do. We pass our obligations to the nannies, it’s a bad habit! Through touch we can enhance our relationships to our love ones. If we failed to cuddle, hug and kiss our kids, it may be able to cause problems for them. If a parent knows how to play with their kids, the kids will play to learn.
 

4.    We squander health in search for wealth. Oftentimes, we forgot to eat because of the hectic schedules in our work. We work so hard for us to earn money, even if our body is not in good condition. In the long run, we get sick and we spend what we earned to regain our health.
 

5.    Life is so short. Works are always there, it can never be finished no matter what. Don’t let your works finish you. Just do things one at a time. Don’t make things complicated. Set your priorities in accordance to what makes you feel happy at the moment.

 

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