Quotes About Action

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.

If the next action is not yours, you must nevertheless clarify whose it is (this is a primary use of the Waiting For action list). In a group-planning situation, it isn't necessary for everyone to know what the next step is on every part of the project. Often all that's required is to allocate responsibility for parts of the project to the appropriate persons and leave it up to them to identify next actions on their particular pieces.

When you start to make things happen, you really begin to believe that you can make things happen. And that makes things happen.

The habit of clarifying the next action on projects, no matter what the situation, is fundamental to you staying in relaxed control.

The beginning is half of every action. —Greek proverb

you haven't decided what the very next physical action step is; and/or you haven't put reminders of the outcome and the action required in a system you trust.

The goal for managing horizontally and vertically is the same: to get things off your mind and get things done. Appropriate action management lets you feel comfortable and in control as you move through your broad spectrum of work and life, while appropriate project focusing gets you clear about and on track with the specifics needed.

What's the first level of focus when the stuff hits the fan? Action! Work harder! Overtime! More people! Get busier! And a lot of stressed-out people are thrown at the situation.

If you can imagine doing something, then you can do it.

Zero Day was here.

Planning something never seems risky. It's in the execution where all the risk comes." "And

A pretty accurate rule of thumb is the people who did the most talk about it the least. The blowhards are the ones who did squat.

Meaning evil only wins—" "—when good men and women do nothing.

I had to so something. Anything that would make me feel like I was accomplishing something. To make me feel that I was not a failure.

It's like Mark Twain said, everybody complains about the weather, but no one ever does a damn thing about it.

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mouth to start screaming. Not a bad way to go, actually. Seagraves calmly laid down the rifle and peeled off his jumpsuit

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Whether it was on the battlefield or during an investigation, if you weren't moving forward then what good were you?

I had to try. I had to." "Why was that?" asked Reel. "Because I love her. Sometimes it's just as simple as that. And if someone can't act on love, then what does anything else really matter?

screen. "Then get your gear and head out." When White looked back moments later, Puller

your butt somehow." Jordan shrugged. "I just took

What's your next

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