Success favors those who act. So just get started. Easy
right? Well sometimes it is. Other times it's difficult to get the ball
rolling. In these cases it's important to remember two things. Firstly, if you've
chosen your task or action item but cannot decide where or how to begin, then
it's likely that your action item is not an action item at all, rather it's a
group of items. Take a moment to refine it and come up with two or three
smaller components of the task and tackle those instead. In all likelihood you
will immediately see what other steps need to be taken.
The other concept to remember is this; sometimes motivating
ourselves to act is as simple as going through the motions. Rather than
consciously trying to determine the specifics of your action item before start
again it, simply try starting with the physical routine first. Often the
cognitive or the ideas will begin to flow quickly after you start going through
the motions. If you think about it this is really a microcosm the first
concept. Need to respond to that email or finish that quote? The first action
is generally something as simple as ‘turn on computer’ followed by ‘open
correct program’ etc. It may seem like autopilot and in a way it is, but the
goal is to be effective and move forward. Ultimately only doing is really
moving forward everything else is just stalling.
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