What you do, defines You!

It was such a great experience today working with a wonderful group of professionals from diverse backgrounds. The work they do every day is phenomenal. It was a lovely group of individuals spending time learning about the Psychology of Thinking Vs Doing. One of them said – “I want to do so much but I don’t know why I can’t do it?” Well, there is a fine line between thinking and doing and that is “TAKING ACTION”. Before we delve any further- STOP and THINK - Who are you? What is your purpose? What is your mission? What is your dream? What do you want to achieve? Do you want to know the answer to all these questions? Don’t ask for an answer. Act! Action will differentiate and define you, your purpose, mission, dream and that becomes your achievement.

It’s what you do that defines you!

Do what you MUST.

Don’t talk about what needs to be done. Be a doer. Say to yourself- “I MUST DO IT” – this “MUST” does not leave any scope to negotiate and you just do what you must do!

Being a  Doer instead of just a  Thinker and a Free Advisor requires an insane amount of discipline and commitment.

Doing involves risk but it’s the only way to make progress.

Thomas Sterner once said, “Progress is a natural result of staying focused on the process of doing anything.”

If you are not willing to dare to take the plunge and are not focused enough, you can never get past the “thinking” stage of getting work done. Too much thinking rather overthinking disallows you from taking action.

Stop thinking you are at a disadvantage because of your weaknesses. If you really need to get something done, you will find a good reason why you have to pursue it otherwise your excuses will constantly convince you why it can’t be done.

Embrace the action habit! Tiny acts done, small steps taken are better than great ideas that just remain on paper. Don’t over-plan and under-act! Thinking and planning in advance is important, vital in fact, to your success but acting is even more crucial to long-term achievement.

If your goal is to write a book, taking lessons from best-selling authors about writing and reading every book about writing a best-seller won’t make you a writer, the only way you become a writer is to start writing.

My maxim – “Actions you take are the result of life-changing intentions”- What are your intentions that could change and transform your life?

Not doing anything is the same as intending to do something but never actually doing it. Does it really matter if you wanted or really intended to do something GREAT, but ended up just not doing it?

Just thinking about something won’t do you any good if you don’t actually do it. Every time you shelve something off, it’s dumped into the recycle bin, and nearly everything in that order of things to do would get deleted forever and NEVER get done.

You can never get real progress if you don’t take action. ACTION IS THE KEY TO ACHIEVEMENT!

All of the intellectual people’s pieces of advice in the world can’t save you if you never take action. Don’t get me wrong do look for advice, feedback, suggestions BUT DO WHAT YOU MUST DO! Every time you learn something new apply it, put it into action

Thinking about doing is more exhausting than doing. Actually, holding on to too many things to do without necessarily getting them done or taken action makes you anxious and stressed. The constant reminder that you have something to start doesn’t help your wellbeing. Get started and maintain momentum.

Incremental progress is better than a list of perfect ideas.

Most things on your to-do list won’t be done. Take them off your list or maintain the healthy habit of doing something about them every day. Being overwhelmed with many things to do and no sense of priority (no deadlines) usually means nothing will get done.

What You DO Matters!

“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy. ”— Dale Carnegie

What can you do right away, right now to take even the smallest step towards achieving the most important future outcome on your to-do list?

As you think about this question, hold the expectation that the answer will be something simple that can be done in the next 30 minutes or less. Whatever reasonable answer pops into your head, accept it and act on it immediately. Get that simple task done as quickly as you can.

Most of the times you’ll flow effortlessly into another task. PUT your most difficult task for the first part of your day and as you accomplish it you will experience the “fulfilment” that makes it easy to stay productive. It may take a little practice to use this strategy to consistently take action. But the benefits are enormous. Once you commit to getting started with your most difficult and challenging task, momentum carries you.

Achieving your success criteria builds positive momentum.

With momentum, you’ll move ahead and make progress much faster. Well doing is self -rewarding and thinking about doing and not acting drains you of your energy.

Doing gives you the power to check things off your to-do list, giving you a sense of progress, engagement, fulfilment, and accomplishment.

Before you go…If you enjoyed my post or found it useful, immediately apply something from it (no matter how big or small). JUST DO IT!