Quotes About Action

Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought. —Henri Bergson If

Vision is not enough; it must be combined with venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps; we must step up the stairs.

Vision is not enough; it must be combined with venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps; we must step up the stairs. —Václav Havel You'll

We need to transform all the "stuff" we've attracted and accumulated into a clear inventory of meaningful actions, projects, and usable information. Almost all of the to-do lists I have seen over the years (when people had them at all!)

It is not enough to stare up the steps; we must step up the stairs.

Doing nothing is not only a waste of energy—it often promotes decay and unnecessary complexity and stress.

When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging. —Will Rogers

you can decide what, specifically, something means to you and what you intend to do about it, if anything; if you can use a placeholder as a reminder of what you need to attend to;

If you're waiting to have a good idea before you have any ideas, you won't have many.

Anxiety is caused by a lack of control, organization, preparation, and action. —David Kekich

It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires a great deal of strength to decide what to do.—Elbert Hubbard

It is easier to act yourself into a better way of feeling than to feel yourself into a better way of action. —O. H. Mowrer

No matter how big and tough a problem may be, get rid of confusion by taking one little step toward solution. Do something. —George F. Nordenholt

A vision without a task is but a dream; a task without a vision is but drudgery; a vision and a task is the hope of the world. —From a church in Sussex, England, ca. 1730

Plans get you into things but you've got to work your way out. —Will Rogers

Amira In training and coaching thousands of professionals, I have found that lack of time is not the major issue for them (though they themselves may think it is); the real problem is a lack of clarity and definition about what a project really is, and what the associated next-action steps required are. Clarifying things on the front end, when they first appear on the radar, rather than on the back end, after trouble has developed, allows people to reap the benefits of managing action.

Anxiety is caused by a lack of control, organization, preparation, and action. —David Kekich The methods I present here are all based on two key objectives: (1) capturing all the things that need to get done—now

capturing all the things that might need to get done or have usefulness for you—

Projects, Waiting For, and Someday/Maybe lists need to be reviewed only as often as you think they have to be in order to stop you from wondering about them.

Thought is useful when it motivates action and a hindrance when it substitutes for action.

It is easier to act yourself into a better way of feeling than to feel yourself into a better way of action.

If you're waiting to have a good idea before you have any ideas, you won't have many. What's

If your boat is sinking, you really don't care in which direction it's pointed!

Think of what a successful outcome would look like: where would you be physically, financially, in terms of reputation, or whatever? Brainstorm potential steps. Organize your ideas. Decide on the next actions. Are you any clearer about where you want to go and how to get there?