The Action Plan

--> Too often some action takes us to inaction — the small doubt in the back of our mind and trying too hard for perfectionism and distractions by a phone call and an invitation to something that stops us from moving forward.

And while I’m no proponent of a whirling buzz of activity, I also believe people get lost in the distractions of the world and lose sight of what’s important, and how to actually accomplish their Something Amazing. A little self imposed  little rules of action can help to overcome from  this inaction— just some small reminders, things I’ve found useful but by no means invented, common-sense stuff that is often not common enough.

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Just start: All the planning in the world will get you nowhere. You need to take that first step, no matter how small or how shaky. All long journeys started with a small step. My rule for motivating myself for morning walk is just jump into my track suits and lacing my sports shoes. . Instead if you think when to start, at what time to go, shall I listen walk or jog, while jogging shall I listen to some music, etc.etc.  only lead to inaction. Take it from me you will never go for that morning walk. Best is Start moving and plan while moving.

Kiss off the perfection: Perfectionism is the enemy of action and a friend of inaction.. Shoot it down immediately. You can’t let perfection stop you from doing something important. You can turn a bad draft into a good one, but you can’t turn plain paper into a good draft. So get going.

Deliberate your move: Be deliberate. Action doesn’t need to be done fast. In fact, that often leads to mistakes, and while perfection isn’t at all necessary, neither is making a ridiculous amount of mistakes that could be avoided with a bit of consciousness.

Step by steps. A small step always works.  Trying to chew off more than you can choke you Same way trying rush it up kill the action. Like a many little steps eventually scale the mountain.  And each step is a victory, that each one will compel you to further victories. 

Talking isn’t action. Well, unless you’re a television broadcaster or your job is talking or the action you need to take is a presentation or speech or something, talking usually is just talking. Communication is necessary, but talking is not the substitute for action.  

Get rid of Negative thinking:  Seriously, stop doing that first. Kick off  those thoughts. Well, OK, you can be distracted for a little bit, but you get the idea. Positive thinking, as corny as it sounds, really works. Self doubt, a feeling at the back of the mind  to quit? Keep remind  yourself that it’s OK to be distracted and that you can always get to it later? The self-assurance talk or self=talk we keep tell ourselves has a unique ability of turning thoughts into reality.

Planning/Meeting isn’t action. Sure, you need to plan and discuss. . Do it, so you’re clear about what you’re doing and it is conveyed to your team also in the meeting. . Just do it and finish it as quickly as you can. Get into the actual action as quickly as you can.

Reading about it isn’t action. You’re reading a blog about action. Ironic, I know. But let this be the last one. Now get to work! Yes reading an Insurance policy, is not going to insure your life, you have to take the insurance policy.