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Procrastination can be driven from your personality through the simple technique of constantly commanding yourself to get into action . . . and then obeying that command immediately.

Og Mandino

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Og Mandino
Age: 72 †
Born: 1924
Born: June 1
Died: 1996
Died: September 3
Author
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Framingham
Massachusetts
Augustine Og Mandino II
Motivational
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Procrastination
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Immediately
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Driven
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Personality
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