Does this sound familiar?
You wanted to learn something new:
Maybe it was a foreign languageOr a new dietOr online marketing.
So, you sign up for a course, go along to it, and you take pages and pages of notes.
Then you get home, excited but tired, and you promise yourself that you’re going to start implementing tomorrow.
Tomorrow comes, and life gets in the way. You tell yourself you’ll start implementing next week.
Then next week turns into next month, and your notes just gather dust.
How many times has that scenario happened to you? I know it’s happened many times to me. I’ve lost count of the number of courses I’ve bought and never gotten around to implementing.
Now, whenever I hear about a new course or training, I almost groan. The last thing I need is more notes, when I haven’t even done anything with the notes I already have!
But this could be just what you’re looking for to help you move forward!
3 Secrets to Help You Take Action Now
Some people are just better at taking action than others. At least, that’s how it can often seem when you want to take action but can’t figure out how you should go about it. The truth is, you can transform yourself from a thinker to a doer using the following three secrets.
1. Stop Waiting For The Perfect Time
The most obvious difference between a thinker and someone who is a doer is that doers don’t worry about waiting for the perfect time. This is because perfection is a myth. There is no such thing as the perfect time. You will always have a full schedule; you will always have other things to do. It is time to accept that there is no time like the present for whatever you wish to accomplish. So stop waiting, and start doing instead.
2. Write Your Plan Down
Many people don’t take action now because they aren’t sure where to start. If your plan is quite large, like a career change, it can be difficult to know exactly where to start. What helps with this is to sit down and make an outline of your plan or goal. Break it down into smaller, more manageable pieces. Then, start with the first manageable piece that you can do. For the career example listed above, the first step would be to update your resume to apply for new jobs. Seems much more approachable than just thinking you want a new career, right?
3. Overcome Your Fear
Are you afraid to take action now because you don’t think you will be successful? Or maybe you are afraid that you will make mistakes along the way? You aren’t alone. Most people who aren’t doers don’t take action because they are afraid of what could happen. Either way, it’s time to overcome these fears so that you can take action now. And the best way to do this is by recognizing that you are human and that making mistakes is part of life. Don’t worry about thinking you may fail; this is okay too. Remember that all successful people have had failures too. This doesn’t mean they didn’t eventually achieve their dreams!
Taking action now can seem like a tall order, but when you have these three secrets up your sleeve, you may find that taking action is easier than you originally thought. So if you have big plans for your life, don’t sit around waiting for them to happen on their own. Take action today and make your dream a reality.
