4 June 2009
Procrastination in literature: Winning Through Intimidation

Filed under procrastination

My  cross-country  trip had  been  based  on an assumption and a gamble. The  assumption was that  the borrower was going to stop payment  on  the  $15,000 check;  the  gamble was  that  he would make the mistake  of procrastinating and  not take care  of the matter until  the  bank opened  the next morning.

I grabbed  a couple  hours of restless  sleep  at the motel,  then dragged  myself out of bed  at the crack  of dawn.  I was  taking no chances on  not  being at  the  front  door of  the  bank  when  it opened.  I felt as  though  I hadn’t slept  in a week,  but a  cold shower and  the thought of $15,000  was stimulating enough  to keep me moving.

Winning Through Intimidation (nowadays sold as To Be or Not to Be Intimidated? That is the Question) by Robert Ringer. Pg 82.

2009-06-04  ::  Matti Kolu