There's No Such Thing As Someday

Author of The Real F Word, Matthew Cossolotto ? aka The Empowerment Pro ? Issues Third in a Series of "Your Personal EmpowerMinute" Messages

YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, NY ? April 27, 2009 ? Matthew Cossolotto, author of the The Real F Word: The 7 FAILURE Traps of Highly Disempowered People (and what to do about them), has issued the third in a series of short, periodic "Your Personal EmpowerMinute" messages.

Cossolotto explained the purpose of the "Your PersonalEmpower Minute" messages this way: "This series of short messages will help people avoid common failure pitfalls and stay on track toward their goals. This initiative fits in with my overall goal ? reflected in The Real F Word and my speaking programs ? of creating accessible, effective, easy-to-follow steps to help people escape from FAILURE Traps and get on the SUCCESS Track"

Cossolotto continued: "I'm especially pleased about sharing today's short but powerful message. I call this one 'There's No Such Thing As Someday.' I believe getting a better handle on this concept of 'Someday' is absolutely key to personal empowerment. In fact, I feel so strongly about this concept that 'There's No Such Thing As Someday' will probably be the title of my next book"

Cossolotto said his YPEM messages will be soon be available online in a variety of formats, including text, audio, and video. The Real F Word can be ordered on www.Amazon.com. Visit www.TheRealFWord.com for more information.

Your Personal EmpowerMinute Number 3

There's No Such Thing As Someday

By Matthew Cossolotto

The Empowerment Pro

Napoleon Hill wrote: "To become successful, you must be a person of action"

Joan Baez said: "Action is the antidote to despair"

I say: "The concept of someday is the enemy of achievement and personal empowerment"

In The Real F Word, I write about the concept of "Someday" in connection with the FAILURE trap of "Idle Talk (No Action)" People who talk a good game but achieve little are fond of the word "someday"

Idle Talkers often start sentences with the word "someday" Someday I'll write that book. Someday I'll start that new business. Someday I'll stop smoking, lose weight, travel -- you name it. It's always someday.

If you're waiting for someday to do something, to take action, here's the problem: There's no such thing as someday. You can search all you want on the calendar, but you won't find Someday. There are seven days in the week: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. There's no Someday.

Someday is seductive. Don't get sucked into the Someday Syndrome, the Idle Talk-No Action emptiness of Someday. Don't use Someday to rationalize procrastination, inaction and delay. That's the stuff of Idle Talkers and under-achievers.

Whenever you're tempted to say "Someday I'll" -- STOP -- and replace the word "Someday" with "Today" or even better yet "Now"

About Matthew Cossolotto

Matthew Cossolotto is a former aide to Congressman Leon Panetta and to Speaker of the US House of Representatives Jim Wright. His private-sector career includes stints as a CEO-level speechwriter and communications executive at MCI, Pepsi-Cola International, and GTE. In 1996, Matthew launched Ovations International ? "Home of the Standing O®" For more information, please visit or www.ovations.com or www.YourPersonalEmpowerMinute.com.