Enough Thinking. Do The Work.

Resist the urge to overthink.

Think of life like a book with many chapters.

Each chapter is filled with new experiences, activities, responsibilities and new settings, and new challenges. What you do in each chapter determines how your story ends.

What do you have to show for your past chapters? Did you take enough action? Did you act on your goals?

Your actions are the decisions you make at a specific moment in time that will determine how the rest of your story unfolds. You are literally writing your life story every day.

You have two choices: think and stare at a blank space all day or take important and intentional actions to change the trajectory of your life.

Most people are good at the first part: thinking. But then they overthink and do less. Life unfolds without their deliberate inputs.

They rarely influence the outputs in their lives. There are many reasons why people shy away from taking action and making changes in their lives, but only one of them matters: They don’t believe they can.

Those who believe they can’t take good action believe one of two things: 1.) There’s no way I can do that right now or 2.) Maybe someday, but not today.

Why do some people spend their time passively going through life rather than actively living it?

Action creates impact. Impact changes lives.

Action involves thinking about what you want and then acting on it instead of passively watching life happen around you. It’s not easy to lead an intentional life, but it’s worth it.

Thinking is what human beings excel at. Thinking is an essential step in getting things done. Thinking designed the internet, built the pyramids, invented calculus and reached the moon.

But thinking alone without doing won’t get you where you need to be. There’s no point in having brilliant thoughts and plans if you don’t act on them because sooner or later, they will fade away and be forgotten.

Action creates impact. Impact changes lives.

Action involves thinking about what you want and then acting on it instead of passively watching life happen around you. It’s not easy to lead an intentional life, but it’s worth it.

Thinking is what human beings excel at. Thinking is an essential step in getting things done. Thinking designed the internet, built the pyramids, invented calculus and reached the moon.

But thinking alone without doing won’t get you where you need to be. There’s no point in having brilliant thoughts and plans if you don’t act on them because sooner or later, they will fade away and be forgotten.

Thoughts are something we can have on-demand; actions are something we must compel ourselves to perform.

Do the work” is a simple but powerful statement that will help you get over your fear of failure and take action toward the things that matter most to you.

Thinking is an integral part of any process, but it’s not always the most useful. If you find yourself stuck in a rut, thinking alone won’t get you out of it. You need to move from thinking to doing.

The shift from thinking to doing takes courage, but it’s worth it. When you are tempted to overthink, remember what David Joseph Schwartz said, “Action cures fear. Indecision, postponement, on the other hand, fertilize fear.”

Thanks for reading.