The "Application" Principle or its more common name "Procrastination" is a Traditional or Home Based Business' nightmare. Even I procrastinate at times. I could prove it to you, but I just haven't gotten around to doing it yet!? Every thought that eventually makes its way to completion passes through a myriad of phases. In its most simplistic form there are three basic phases; Idea, Development and Application. It is "Application that separates all the other good ideas, plans and preparation from the rest.
Like every other "Phase", Application is best met with a time table. In other words; Plan your Work and Work your Plan. Someone once said that the key to eating an elephant is to take it one bite at a time. Most of our problems are our bites are to big to swallow? If you are "Melancholy" (in personality or temperament) like myself, we beat-up ourselves for not accomplishing EVERY LITTLE PLAN we make.
With the Business Principle of Application / Procrastination there are too many cliché's. I will end with one though; Just Do It...