ONLY ACTION MAKES IT HAPPEN!

Today’s challenge: As a new day is on the horizon, challenge yourself to reach new horizons. Broaden your vision, know your plan really well, put the plan into action, and sharpen the tools in your toolbox. I have met many people who always have great ideas and big plans, but I have also met people who put that plan into action, by focusing on the daily actionable steps rather than just thinking about them. Guess who the successful ones are? The ones who make the decision and followed through with that decision succeed.

If you are struggling to take action on the things that you know you must do to advance your business or advance your life, it is usually because you are waiting for the ideal moment to take action. There is no ideal moment in time. The time to take action is now! Here is a strategy that helped me take action on things that I often chose to postpone. Count backwards from 5-4-3-2-1, then just GO! Find something that works for you, rather it is a countdown, or a permanent phrase that you state to remind yourself of why you are working on a particular goal, and why now is the time to take action. Procrastination is something that just about everyone struggles with at some point, including students and adults. Make it a goal to procrastinate less, and watch what happens to your productivity!

Another strategy that really helped me become more productive is creating a prioritized task list, not a to-do list. I first begin with a written to-do list, which serves as my first draft. I then assign a letter and number to all of the tasks that are on my list, so that I can re-order them on a prioritized list. Everything on the top of the list are items that must be done now. As you go further down the list, those are items that can be moved to another day or delegated to another person, without you being negatively affected by the postponement.

Have a great month, and remember: the year is half over. There are approximately 30 days in a month. Each day is worth about 3%! Do not wait to take action on your goals for 2018!