From Robert Genn's newsletter, is this wonderful little ditty:

"Like a lot of teenagers, I found myself wasting a lot of time. I had to teach myself respect for time. If you too feel you might have a touch of sloth, here are a few ploys you might find useful:

**To become enthusiastic, act enthusiastically.

**Retrain to the better habits you know you can have.

**Keep track of time and pay attention to the clock.

**Know that acquired proficiency breeds love of work.

**Count your jobs completed, not your time spent.

**Reprogram regularity into your life.

**See the value in what you're doing.

**Be a loving collector of your own accomplishments.

Robert Genn's website

And then....

"Each day comes bearing its own gifts. Untie the ribbons."

-Ruth Ann Schabacker