7 Ways to Grow the Action Habit

 
August 22nd, 2007 by Editor, Pick The Brain

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People at the top of every profession share one quality — they get things done. This ability supercedes intelligence, talent, and connections in determining the size of your salary and the speed of your advancement.

Despite the simplicity of this concept there is a perpetual shortage of people who excel at getting results. The action habit — the habit of putting ideas into action now — is essential to getting things done. Here are 7 ways you can grow the action habit:

1. Don’t wait until conditions are perfect
– If you’re waiting to start until conditions are perfect, you probably never will. There will always be something that isn’t quite right. Either the timing is off, the market is down, or there’s too much competition. In the real world there is no perfect time to start. You have to take action and deal with problems as they arise. The best time to start was last year. The second best time is right now.

2. Be a doer - Practice doing things rather than thinking about them. Do you want to start exercising? Do you have a great idea to pitch your boss? Do it today. The longer an idea sits in your head without being acted on, the weaker it becomes. After a few days the details gets hazy. After a week it’s forgotten completely. By becoming a doer you’ll get more done and stimulate new ideas in the process.

3. Remember that ideas alone don’t bring success
– Ideas are important, but they’re only valuable after they’ve been implemented. One average idea that’s been put into action is more valuable than a dozen brilliant ideas that you’re saving for “some other day” or the “right opportunity”. If you have an idea the you really believe in, do something about it. Unless you take action it will never go anywhere.

4. Use action to cure fear
– Have you ever noticed that the most difficult part of public speaking is waiting for your turn to speak? Even professional speakers and actors experience pre-performance anxiety. Once they get started the fear disappears. Action is the best cure for fear. The most difficult time to take action is the very first time. After the ball is rolling, you’ll build confidence and things will keep getting easier. Kill fear by taking action and build on that confidence.

5. Start your creative engine mechanically – One of the biggest misconceptions about creative work is that it can only be done when inspiration strikes. If you wait for inspiration to slap you in the face, your work sessions will be few and far between. Instead of waiting, start your creative motor mechanically. If you need to write something, force yourself to sit down and write. Put pen to paper. Brainstorm. Doodle. By moving your hands you’ll stimulate the flow of ideas and inspire yourself.

6. Live in the present
- Focus on what you can do in the present moment. Don’t worry about what you should have done last week or what you might be able to do tomorrow. The only time you can affect is the present. If you speculate too much about the past or the future you won’t get anything done. Tomorrow or next week frequently turns into never.

7. Get down to business immediately – It’s common practice for people to socialize and make small talk at the beginning of meetings. The same is true for individual workers. How often do you check email or RSS feeds before doing any real work? These distractions will cost you serious time if you don’t bypass them and get down to business immediately. By becoming someone who gets to the point you’ll be more productive and people will look to you as a leader.

It takes courage to take action without instructions from the person in charge. Perhaps that’s why initiative is a rare quality that’s coveted by managers and executives everywhere. Seize the initiative. When you have a good idea, start implementing it without being told. Once people see you’re serious about getting things done they’ll want to join in. The people at the top don’t have anyone telling them what to do. If you want to join them, you should get used to acting independently.

Note: This list was inspired by The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz. The book is highly recommended.


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203 Comments

  1. Blantonious on 22.08.2007 at 09:13 (Reply)

    Very well put together. This describes about half of what I am doing constantly. Always working on something for little or no pay and the situation is never perfect but I keep moving forward, always taking action. One day I know that my efforts will have a break through. I think taking action is key and not sitting on ideas until something else happens.

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  2. Craig Harper on 22.08.2007 at 09:33 (Reply)

    Hey John,
    Absolutely right. “Don’t wait until conditions are perfect”.
    As you quite rightly point out “there is never a right time”.
    Don’t put off tomorrow what you can do today.
    Craig

  3. Jean Browman--StressToPower on 22.08.2007 at 16:41 (Reply)

    Great points. I would add that the easiest way to motivate yourself is to enjoy the process. If you can’t figure out how to enjoy yourself, a part of you will always be dragging its feet.

  4. John Wesley on 22.08.2007 at 17:01 (Reply)

    I agree, Jean. That’s a great point! I wonder how I missed it.

  5. Jeff Green on 22.08.2007 at 17:06 (Reply)

    Great input and very valuable! I’ve linked from my own home as well.

    Cheers

  6. ab on 22.08.2007 at 18:04 (Reply)

    Doing sure beats thinking about it. :) Good point.

  7. Helen on 23.08.2007 at 02:12 (Reply)

    I agree with the list, most especially with being a doer because habits are only developed if we apply them in our daily lives. Practice is the key factor in developing something into a habit.

  8. Adrian on 23.08.2007 at 08:15 (Reply)

    Point No.7 – I checked my email then read this blog entry and a half dozen other before opening Visual Studio today.

  9. Devon on 23.08.2007 at 08:23 (Reply)

    These are all very valuable. I have come to the same way of thinking over time, but have never seen them put together in a list like this. I am going to pass this along via my blog as well. Thank you for putting a lasso around these ideas and getting them into a shareable format.

  10. Carlton on 23.08.2007 at 08:33 (Reply)

    Let’s activate this going forward. I’m going take positive steps to creating a new mindspace based on this very solution. Cheers!

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  12. Johnny on 23.08.2007 at 08:38 (Reply)

    Point 5 is so true. Getting started is always a problem for me, I am always looking for the right moment or some thing to trigger me to get going. I have only recently learned to just “dive in” to what I have to do. Just start tinkering around with whatever task you have to do and it will eventually get rolling.

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  16. Shaun on 23.08.2007 at 09:10 (Reply)

    Excellent list.
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  17. Patrick Allmond on 23.08.2007 at 09:15 (Reply)

    #2 and #4 are the absolute most important items on this list. If you do nothing else get up every day and do something. But please… just stop doing nothing.

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  18. Cheeseburger Brown on 23.08.2007 at 09:16 (Reply)

    “Do or do not — there is no try.”

    -Frank Oz with his hand up Yoda’s keister.

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  20. 10668844 on 23.08.2007 at 09:46 (Reply)

    Probably the most important item listed here, they are all good, is turn fear into action, I’ve been working with that concept since I was about 20, now I’m 30 and I’m finally getting it down as a constant response.

    I’m not saying to ignore fear all together, but know when it’s genuine fear because you’re life is in danger, or just fear of trying.

  21. PC on 23.08.2007 at 09:57 (Reply)

    If I hadn’t checked Digg before working, I wouldn’t have known I shouldn’t check Digg before working.
    :D

    now I know, and, when the conditions are perfect, I’ll start working before checking Digg.
    If only I wasn’t so scared of the future, and the mistakes of the past, I’d be more apt to get doing things, instead of only thinking about them while waiting for inspiration to hit me, and sitting perfectly still so as not to chase away the muse.

  22. Malochio on 23.08.2007 at 10:44 (Reply)

    1st corollary to Ben Franklin’s “Put Off”

    “Never put off until tomorrow what you can put off until the day after tomorrow.”

  23. One more important point - reward yourself on 23.08.2007 at 11:57 (Reply)

    This one took me a while to learn: If you don’t reward yourself and take a rest once in a while, you will lose your motivation, and even damage your health. You need to keep in mind *what you are working for* — generally, its to attain a sense of security and accomplishment, support your family. *That* is the goal, and you should keep it always in mind.

  24. OLUREMI OLAKUNLE on 23.08.2007 at 12:02 (Reply)

    Great ideas.Will pass them on.What cure for laziness!

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  41. rocketeerian on 23.08.2007 at 21:10 (Reply)

    Nice post, but it basically encourages someone to become arrogant headless chicken.

    Listen to yourself :
    “Do you have a great idea to pitch your boss? Do it today”
    “The longer an idea sits in your head without being acted on, the weaker it becomes. ” “Be a crusader”

    I would rather suggest : If you have an idea, wait one week before acting.
    A good idea will grow stronger, stupid ideas will go away.

    Acting without thinking, will make you look like a doer, instead of a thinker, indeed. There’s enough selfish “crusader” action in this world already. No need to generate more junk : instead of stimulating the amount of ideas, rather you could set your target to filtering your ideas yourself before polluting your environment.

  42. Pamela on 23.08.2007 at 21:48 (Reply)

    Great points. It’s a common mistake for most of us to wait for the perfect time. We should learn how to grab opportunities as soon as we see it because others might grab it while we are away.

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  46. Mike D on 24.08.2007 at 12:14 (Reply)

    I agree with these points. However, I’m concerned that the author of this article appears to be presenting them as his own ideas. This list of 8 items is very, very similar to another list of 8 items that appears in the book “The Magic of Thinking Big” by David J. Schwartz

  47. Helen Thomson on 24.08.2007 at 12:43 (Reply)

    This is certainly a very interesting article: I like the simplicity of the central concept, ie get into the habit of getting stuff done, and thereby stave off procrastination and keep your ideas fresh.

    Plant lots and lots of good plants, don’t leave room for weeds, and avoid the risk that your seed will cease to be viable down the track.

    It makes sense: action is the primary element in any process of implementing an idea, both in the sense that it’s the most important element, and the first thing that has to happen in order for implementation to occur at all. A seed won’t grow before it’s watered.

    BUT.

    The whole concept ignores what happens next. Let’s assume that you adopt the Action Habit: every idea you have, you make speedy action your priority. Every seed you have, you plant immediately. The risk is that you rush off in fifty directions at once, leaving no room for following through. The seeds choke each other, or fall on stony ground and wither: very few indeed come to any meaningful kind of fruition (this, I know to my cost, having seen this exact phenomenon in action both in my own work and in that of others).

    So my first question is, how do you balance your action habit, your “plant while the sun shines” behaviour, unquestionably a good idea, with the need for focus, persistence, providing your seedlings with the best opportunity to grow to maturity?

    I suppose one might set up some sort of system for prioritising ideas. One might, for example, give implementing an idea greater priority if it serves other goals – or, even if it doesn’t, if it’s not going to tie you up long-term, then you might choose to act anyway. I’d love to hear about other possible solutions.

    Let’s assume, for the moment, that you do put some such prioritisation system in place. Whichever way you cut it, this is going to lead to some ideas being shelved, at least temporarily; which brings us back to the undeniable issue of ideas “going off” if you don’t act on them immediately.

    So herein lies my second question: why is it so? What is it about an idea that gives it this “shelf life”, and what, if anything, can be done about it?

    Love to hear any thoughts.

    Cheers
    H

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  48. Jean Browman--Cheerful Monk on 24.08.2007 at 16:16 (Reply)

    It sounds as if Mike D is right, your list is too close to Schwartz’s book not to give him credit. You could still have added your own words, and you would be doing people a favor by putting these ideas on the web instead of people having to buy the book. This way you lose credibility when people notice how much you have “borrowed” without proper attribution.

  49. John Wesley on 24.08.2007 at 16:17 (Reply)

    You’re right. I’ve added a note referencing The Magic of Thinking Big. It inspired me and I should have referenced it from the beginning.

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  50. John Wesley on 24.08.2007 at 16:18 (Reply)

    Aside from the actual items though, I did write all the descriptions myself. The book has no descriptions.

  51. Jean Browman--Cheerful Monk on 24.08.2007 at 16:21 (Reply)

    I think your post has added a lot to the list.

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  71. wei on 08.09.2007 at 21:18 (Reply)

    Great points. Great thanks.

  72. Douglas Woods on 03.10.2007 at 09:51 (Reply)

    “Remember that ideas alone don’t bring success”
    This is very true, success has been cited as being 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration. The trouble for many is that you really do need to have that 10% first. In other words you have to have the ideas first.Getting the ideas is a problem for many people and with a bit of work and guidance it is possible for each of us to explore and record our thoughts and ideas, select the best one(s) and then work on achieving them.

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  79. bisan on 04.01.2008 at 11:40 (Reply)

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  86. Larry on 04.02.2008 at 10:30 (Reply)

    Great list of advice. The one I like most is not waiting until conditions are perfect, which is something I sometimes struggle with. Kudos.

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  96. Sachinbaba on 13.05.2008 at 12:50 (Reply)

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  119. More traffic on 13.10.2008 at 23:25 (Reply)

    Insightful post, I think your point about starting your creativity mechanically, is a good one. Set aside time each day to do the work on that creative project and begin once the time you have set aside begins.

  120. Good post!!!

  121. farouk on 23.10.2008 at 05:47 (Reply)

    i also want to add, that focusing on the task itself and avoiding doing anything in between helps alot to get the task done quickly
    thank u:)

  122. Zoran on 26.10.2008 at 04:19 (Reply)

    condition is key.

  123. Naveen on 02.11.2008 at 18:04 (Reply)

    John

    Another great post.

    I can relate directly to point # 5.

    I am a Toastmaster (member of a public speaking organization) and have had to commit on several occasions to speak on a particular date even when I had no speech ready.

    On one occasion I committed to speak to a District conference for an audience of 70 people!

    Without sounding like a boast I always got through.

    The commitment and the fear of failing in public are powerful motivators to get yourself to take action.

    Naveen

  124. Tanesha on 05.11.2008 at 16:08 (Reply)

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    1. Andrew on 12.11.2008 at 06:13 (Reply)

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  125. Valeria | TimelessLessons on 10.11.2008 at 04:40 (Reply)

    Probably the most important item listed here (they are all good) is turn fear into action, I’ve been working with that concept since I was about 20, now I’m 30 and I’m finally getting it down as a constant response.

    I’m not saying to ignore fear all together, but know when it’s genuine fear because you’re life is in danger, or just fear of trying.

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  128. Saikat on 06.12.2008 at 08:15 (Reply)

    Some great points. What I find most actionable is – To live in the present moment AND To just do it.

    As with any action its important to just take the first step and then momentum overcomes the inertia. Isn’t that what basic physics all about?

  129. Relax on 23.12.2008 at 16:35 (Reply)

    Keep the momentum rolling! :)

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  132. VomMayono on 16.01.2009 at 13:11 (Reply)

    Отличные новости, так держать, удачи в будущем.

  133. VomMayono on 26.01.2009 at 02:57 (Reply)

    Как часто публикуете новости по данной тематике?.

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  136. Peter Sinclair on 18.02.2009 at 21:38 (Reply)

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  140. пол кило on 02.03.2009 at 10:29 (Reply)

    Быть – значит быть в восприятии. непомню кто сказал но мне кажеться в тему.
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  141. коля on 14.03.2009 at 08:47 (Reply)

    Как говорится.. Не отдать не взять, зачётная статья!

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  143. земя on 31.03.2009 at 01:33 (Reply)

    .
    Интересненько, а кто может объяснить девушке как добавить этот блог в избранное?

  144. Ari Lestariono on 03.04.2009 at 06:19 (Reply)

    Like the articles too many people I see, they only think and thought about it and no action.I am the guy who takes action, that’s why I start blogging to fufill my need as entrepreneur.Great post

  145. Emily on 11.04.2009 at 06:37 (Reply)

    First you make your habits, and then your habits make you.

  146. cheappower on 12.04.2009 at 20:29 (Reply)

    Уважаемый автор блога, а вы случайно не из Москвы?

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    How do you get into Cisco Networking?

  149. youssef on 20.04.2009 at 08:20 (Reply)

    everything you’ve said is true but you have to prove those ten way.congratulaion..

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  153. occurntatry on 02.05.2009 at 07:34 (Reply)

    Огромное вам пасибо! а еще посты на эту тему будут в будущем? Очень жду!

  154. ipb on 03.05.2009 at 02:47 (Reply)

    Разве, что для спамеров будут :)

  155. yvaine on 03.05.2009 at 23:03 (Reply)

    Hi,
    I am deeply motivated by this post. This is my first time to visit your website and based from what I read I realized that I should become a doer. I have been putting off responsibilities with an excuse that I am still young and should worry things later. But i guess that mentality is wrong. I just put up a blog. It’s more of an accountability blog for myself to check on my progress on any change I want to happen. I’m scared but i must try!

    Thanks for the great read!

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  157. occurntatry on 05.05.2009 at 10:27 (Reply)

    Почему этот вебсайт не имейте другую поддержку языков?

  158. occurntatry on 05.05.2009 at 11:28 (Reply)

    Хорошо пишете. Надеюсь, когда-нибудь увижу нечто подобное и на своем блоге…

  159. Meapheasercab on 05.05.2009 at 12:10 (Reply)

    Наткнулся случайно на Ваш блог. Теперь стану постоянно просматривать. Надеюсь, не разочаруете и дальше :)

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    Наткнулся случайно на Ваш блог. Теперь стану постоянно просматривать. Надеюсь, не разочаруете и дальше :)

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  164. xyyhewy on 13.05.2009 at 08:01 (Reply)

    Огромное вам пасибо! а еще посты на эту тему будут в будущем? Очень жду!

  165. bosageb on 13.05.2009 at 10:41 (Reply)

    Вот решил вам немного помочь и послал этот пост в социальные закладки. Очень надеюсь ваш рейтинг возрастет.

  166. wechate on 14.05.2009 at 15:39 (Reply)

    Хорошо пишете. Учились где-то или просто с опытом пришло?

  167. jasytep on 15.05.2009 at 00:32 (Reply)

    Добавил в свои закладки. Теперь буду вас намного почаще читать!

  168. komamoc on 15.05.2009 at 05:27 (Reply)

    Понравилась статья. А будет ли продолжение ?

  169. chulato on 15.05.2009 at 07:17 (Reply)

    Вот решил вам немного помочь и послал этот пост в социальные закладки. Очень надеюсь ваш рейтинг возрастет.

  170. thicosy on 15.05.2009 at 08:13 (Reply)

    Опутеть как интересно, во задвигаете. Класс!

  171. Мартын on 18.05.2009 at 05:27 (Reply)

    Спасибо. Прочитал с интересом. Блог в избранное занес=)

  172. Трейдер в гамаке on 19.05.2009 at 09:10 (Reply)

    А ещё посты из этой серии будут?

  173. gigacak on 25.05.2009 at 01:02 (Reply)

    Почему этот вебсайт не имейте другую поддержку языков?

  174. kumuvuj on 25.05.2009 at 02:56 (Reply)

    Понравилась статья. А будет ли продолжение ?

  175. gosahot on 25.05.2009 at 04:03 (Reply)

    Я извиняюсь, что немного не в тему, а что такое RSS? и ка на него подписаться?

  176. bibeaddence on 28.05.2009 at 15:36 (Reply)

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  180. gificha on 06.06.2009 at 07:14 (Reply)

    Хорошо пишете. Учились где-то или просто с опытом пришло?

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  182. virudon on 11.06.2009 at 15:34 (Reply)

    Все отлично, но вот у любого блога постоянная проблема с трансляцией rss! Хотелось бы и с коментами получать. Но нет. Это вообще решаемо? :)

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  186. jonathan figaro on 26.07.2009 at 10:56 (Reply)

    This an excellent post. Putting action behind you thoughts creates a habit. Once you create a habit of doing while thinking in the direction of success you create a character, and a character creates a destiny….

    1. think big
    2. persevere
    3. act
    4. have fun

    Any thoughts?

  187. quatro on 11.10.2009 at 09:48 (Reply)

    Great post! direct hit, “action” speaks and i agree to your word “use action to cure fear”.

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  189. dixichik on 16.10.2009 at 22:55 (Reply)

    Nice post! Thanks for the pep talk; my motivation is recharging. “Rocketeerian” made a valid point about waiting a few days to filter your ideas (review) then pick the best ones and start planning / working.

    I admit I am a thinker and ideas are always there. I brainstorm alot. I can start many things but then do not always follow through so I need then really to prioritize and get on with it. Then I will either succeed or fail and learn either way and build upon these efforts.

    One more thing…I have worked with people who did not like change and wanted detailed procedures to be followed because that’s the way things were always done.
    Very stifling. Or a manager wants everything run by them before a move is made. Again, stifling if you are responsible or accountable for going beyond just meeting the daily routine. Well,I’m gone now. whew

  190. David Ainsworth on 20.11.2009 at 18:44 (Reply)

    Learn to spell. It’s supersede, not supercede.

  191. acme people search on 26.11.2009 at 02:54 (Reply)

    Perfect! Now I’m on fire to take action. Stop dreaming and start action.

  192. Mike aka Find Inspiration on 29.11.2009 at 08:55 (Reply)

    Enjoyed the post – taking action is critical to success with everything in life. It’s an acquired skill and it starts with practicing being a doer.

  193. Mike aka Find Inspiration on 19.01.2010 at 15:40 (Reply)

    A wonderful list – I especially enjoy the part about Living in the Present!

  194. Me on 23.01.2010 at 00:06 (Reply)

    Good points, I think I will definitely subscribe! I’ll go and read some more! What do you see the future of this being?

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