FM Walsh & Associates Inc.

Don’t keep postponing the unpleasant stuff

I just got off the phone with a client who is in hot water because they kept postponing dealing with a tax issue.  It wasn’t that big a deal 6 months ago, but it is now a crisis.  And their justification – “I hate dealing with this tax stuff!”  Really?  Hands up out there, all of you who LOVE dealing with tax stuff.

Into every life comes those tasks that are unpleasant and IMPORTANT.   Just because you don’t like doing them doesn’t mean you should postpone them indefinitely.   By doing that, they often grow in size and become big issues with serious consequences attached if not dealt with.  But even more importantly, don’t you get sick of that nagging voice in your head that keeps reminding you that you need to deal with that issue?

To me that’s even worse than simply sitting down and taking care of that unpleasant important task.  Then it’s over and I can get my peace of mind back.