"Do not waste time idling or thinking after you have set your goals."
I read that quote in the Book of Five Rings and when I first saw it, it really hit home with me because there are a ton of people who waste a ridiculous amount of time "idling after setting their goals."
The reasons that people procrastinate after setting their goals are too numerous to list in a short article like this. But those reasons include things like fear of failure and old-fashioned laziness. There is one thing that can serve as a cure for those two reasons (and many others): Action. Right action.
From books, to research studies, to the internet, I've done a ton of research on goal achievement and it seems to me that most of the time is spent on aspects other than actions steps.
Maybe it's me, but it seems like most of the material on goal achievement primarily focuses other aspects of goal achievement while overlooking the crucial aspect of "action."
It's simple: action. The right action that is.
Visualizing your goals.
Visualizing your goals. Check.
Action. *Silence*
The thing to be mindful of is that, for most people, after the setting, writing, and visualizing, they take very little action.
I recently saw a poster with the following phrase on it: "Action. It's always your next move."
I recently saw a poster with that phrase on it. The saying is attributed to Napoleon Hill. Although it is probably paraphrased (After looking through all of my Napoleon Hill material, I couldn't find an exact match), the message is potent.
So, find a goal you've been meaning to get to and get on it. Create an ACTION plan. In writing. It has to be in writing. It doesn't matter what medium you use--paper or digital--you gotta write. Then get started on the very next next thing that you can do to put yourself on the path to achieve your goals.
Is there a goal you've been meaning to get to? If so, get on it. Develop an ACTION plan in writing. Then get started. Now. Find the very next next thing that you can do and do it. Then you'll be on the path to achieve your goals.
Maybe you have a goal that you've already been working on. That's awesome. Keep it going. Make sure you remain focused on your action steps. Keep in mind that it might be a good time to start developing an action plan for your next goal.
It's time for some action!
Take the right action and eventually, success will be yours.
Million-Dollar Question: How soon are you going to take action?
I read that quote in the Book of Five Rings and when I first saw it, it really hit home with me because there are a ton of people who waste a ridiculous amount of time "idling after setting their goals."
The reasons that people procrastinate after setting their goals are too numerous to list in a short article like this. But those reasons include things like fear of failure and old-fashioned laziness. There is one thing that can serve as a cure for those two reasons (and many others): Action. Right action.
From books, to research studies, to the internet, I've done a ton of research on goal achievement and it seems to me that most of the time is spent on aspects other than actions steps.
Maybe it's me, but it seems like most of the material on goal achievement primarily focuses other aspects of goal achievement while overlooking the crucial aspect of "action."
It's simple: action. The right action that is.
Visualizing your goals.
Visualizing your goals. Check.
Action. *Silence*
The thing to be mindful of is that, for most people, after the setting, writing, and visualizing, they take very little action.
I recently saw a poster with the following phrase on it: "Action. It's always your next move."
I recently saw a poster with that phrase on it. The saying is attributed to Napoleon Hill. Although it is probably paraphrased (After looking through all of my Napoleon Hill material, I couldn't find an exact match), the message is potent.
So, find a goal you've been meaning to get to and get on it. Create an ACTION plan. In writing. It has to be in writing. It doesn't matter what medium you use--paper or digital--you gotta write. Then get started on the very next next thing that you can do to put yourself on the path to achieve your goals.
Is there a goal you've been meaning to get to? If so, get on it. Develop an ACTION plan in writing. Then get started. Now. Find the very next next thing that you can do and do it. Then you'll be on the path to achieve your goals.
Maybe you have a goal that you've already been working on. That's awesome. Keep it going. Make sure you remain focused on your action steps. Keep in mind that it might be a good time to start developing an action plan for your next goal.
It's time for some action!
Take the right action and eventually, success will be yours.
Million-Dollar Question: How soon are you going to take action?
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