{"id":12527,"date":"2013-02-20T22:42:27","date_gmt":"2013-02-21T06:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/?p=12527"},"modified":"2013-02-20T22:42:27","modified_gmt":"2013-02-21T06:42:27","slug":"3-ways-to-focus-on-taking-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/3-ways-to-focus-on-taking-action\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Ways to Focus on Taking Action"},"content":{"rendered":"
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One of the hardest things I try to do is read a good book. After a few pages, I get an idea and put the down to start working.<\/p>\n

If there’s something to be done, it burns a hole in my head until I take action.<\/em><\/p>\n

As a child, sitting around and thinking about things never appealed to me \u00a0\u2014 it frustrated me beyond belief.\u00a0In college, I was always the one sleeping twelve hours a night during finals \u2014 because I had finished all of my papers and studying days in advance. As an adult, I often receive comments like, “How do you get so much done in one day?”<\/p>\n

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I used to take that desire for action for granted, not understanding the power it held. Now, I realize just how valuable it can be in creating a fulfilling and wonderful life.<\/p>\n

The instinct has been crucial on my quest to an awesome life, guiding me to do what I need to do when I need to do it to achieve a certain goal \u2014 with tenacity, purpose, and energy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Not everyone embraces action so readily, though. When I encounter people who struggle taking action, frustration leaks into my veins. Frustration that their potential isn’t being realized, that their lives aren’t incredibly awesome, that they aren’t as happy as they could be.<\/p>\n

If taking action is crucial to success, how can we all become more comfortable enforcing it?<\/em><\/p>\n

In creating a better, more meaningful life, I find the following tips helpful:<\/p>\n

1. Believe you can take action.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

That may sound easy, but it’s not. Believe in yourself, and things start changing before your eyes.<\/p>\n

Many times, indecision is the fault of insecurity. <\/strong>As Michael de Montaigne once said, “A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.”<\/p>\n

Instead of giving in to fear, I believe I will be successful by:<\/p>\n