Do It Now!

I used to work with a direct sales company that was a very optimistic and positive environment. Professionally, the job provided me with greater coaching, mentorship, and training than any other position I’ve held. I recall being at a conference in Charlotte, North Carolina and hearing one of the leaders of this company challenge me to be a part of the “Din Din Club. Do it now! Do it now! Do it now!” Do not put off what can be done today. The discipline to use our time effectively today has an exponential impact on what will have been accomplished for our future. If we run today, we will have some immediate benefit: endorphins, higher energy levels, better sleep, and an immediate sense of self-confidence. If we run every day for three months, the benefit compounds to even greater payoff and results. Similarly, when we discipline ourselves to invest time into the things that are most important to us on a daily basis, we will not only experience immediate benefits, but compounded benefits long term.
I am not suggesting that every little thing that needs to be done be done immediately. That would deter from the point I am trying to make. Instead, live according to your priorities and do not procrastinate the steps and daily “to-do’s” that line up with them. Maybe it’s a career goal that requires small steps that will accumulate to great pay off. Maybe it’s daily, disciplined investment into your nutrition and health choices. Perhaps it is taking the time out of the consuming busyness we all experience to spend intentional time with your children each day, knowing that you aren’t going to remember doing the laundry in twenty years, but you and your children will remember your times together. Maybe it’s taking the time to write a thank you card, or a note of encouragement to an estranged friend to invest in that relationship. My prayer is that you would hunger for the Lord, and know that strategic, intentional time each day with Him will lead to the life of Joy He has promised. Like any relationship, the more invested we are with Him, the more intimate and satisfying it will be. Whatever your personal goals and priorities, life your life accordingly, and do it NOW. The long term pay off of your choosing to strategically invest your own life and into the lives of others will have long-term benefits that outweigh the exercise it will take to make the decision today.