Today Is Yesterday's Tomorrow by Jim Rohn
The problem with waiting until tomorrow is that
when it finally arrives, it is called today. Today is yesterday's tomorrow. The
question is, What did we do with its opportunity? All too often we will waste
tomorrow as we wasted yesterday, and as we are wasting today. All that could
have been accomplished can easily elude us, despite our intentions, until we
inevitably discover that the things that might have been have slipped from our
embrace a single, unused day at a time.
Each of us must pause frequently to remind
ourselves that the clock is ticking. The same clock that began to tick from the
moment we drew our first breath will also someday cease.
Time is the great equalizer of all mankind. It
has taken away the best and the worst of us without regard for either. Time
offers opportunity but demands a sense of urgency.
When the game of life is finally over, there is no second chance to
correct our errors. The clock that is ticking away the moments of our lives
does not care about winners and losers. It does not care about who succeeds or
who fails. It does not care about excuses, fairness or equality. The only
essential issue is how we played the game.
Regardless of a person's current age, there is a
sense of urgency that should drive them into action now, this very moment. We
should be constantly aware of the value of each and every moment of our lives,
moments that seem so insignificant that their loss often goes unnoticed.
We still have all the time we need. We still
have lots of chances—lots of opportunities—lots of years to show what we can
do. For most of us, there will be a tomorrow, a next week, a next month, and a
next year. But unless we develop a sense of urgency, those brief windows of
time will be sadly wasted, as were the weeks and months and years before them.
There isn't an endless supply!
So as you think of your dreams and goals of your future tomorrow, begin
today to take those very important first steps to making them all come to life. 
