"Procrastination, the opposite of decision, is a common enemy that practically everybody must conquer." (Hill 157)I'm not saying that if you procrastinate then you automatically are a failure at life, however it is a fact that those who make decisions more promptly are put "on the road to riches and diamond rangs" (Kanye West). Why should you believe a 17 year-old who notoriously cranks out research papers in a matter of hours? You shouldn't; there are a few people cited in "Think and Grow Rich" who may convince you to start that project just a little earlier than you would like:
Henry Ford was known for reaching his decisions "quickly and definitely, and changing them slowly." When he invented the Model "T", it wasn't long before his laborers, consumers, and board members began to realize just how ugly a car it was. Mr. Ford paid no mind to these men and women because his sales continued to go through the roof. Eventually, he made the decision to switch up the design, but through his decision making skills he became rich off of just one idea.
With decision making comes courage. If it were not for Abraham Lincoln's decision to create the Emancipation Proclamation, who knows how America would have turned out. Although Lincoln's decision to defy most of his supporters and political advisers cost him his life and the hundreds of lives of those who battled over this decision, it was clearly the right call. President Lincoln's courageous efforts to create equality among the blacks ad whites in America is possibly the greatest example of the good that can come from prompt decision making.
