Hi guys, its another day, another opportunity to inject life into that dream of yours. We are making the days count , we are winning.
I was thinking hard about something last night. I want us to go over it together. I got across the Expediency Factor while reading Brian Tracy's NO EXCUSES. I was wondering how many people are underachieving because of this. When making decisions, how much time do we put into consideration when evaluating the consequences of our decisions. As a student for instance, you have a test tomorrow, you need to study but then there is this mini party going on in the hostel, friends are all there and it seems like you're missing out on all the fun in the world. What do I do? Seems a no-brainer until you find yourself in that situation. You can either enjoy immediate gratification; go have some fun after all you have all night to study and life is short. You get there, take a sip of alcohol, a little dance before you know what you're exhausted and you postpone the reading to tomorrow morning and flunk the test or you can decide to consider your decision from a more long term perspective. You could say "well, there are a lot more parties to come and they are much more fun when you're a success, go in, study and  pass your test." If you dear friend want long term rewards, then you must be able to delay immediate gratification. We must train ourselves to do that which should be done, when  it should be done whether we feel like it or not. We must resist the pull of the EXPEDIENCY FACTOR. The principle of which states that:

People invariably seek the fastest and easiest way to achieve their ends without regard to the consequences of their actions in the long term.

This factor is a major player in the underachievement field. As Brian Tracy succinctly put it "Every minute, there is a battle going on inside us between doing what is right and necessary and doing what is fun and of little value." You dear friend must win this battle every minute.
Look forward to seeing you tomorrow
Hugs,
Eke