How to Get Motivated and Take Action
Action isn’t just the effect of motivation; it’s also the cause of it.
Mark Manson • The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (Mark Manson Collection Book 1)
By acting, we make things concrete; action breeds motivation, not the other way around.
Todd Henry • The Accidental Creative
Action isn’t just the effect of motivation; it’s also the cause of it.
Mark Manson • The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (Mark Manson Collection Book 1)
For most of my life, I’ve been someone who gets shit done.
Start a company? Done. Ship a newsletter? Done. Quit my job and move across the country with a toddler and pregnant wife? Done and done.
So when I felt stuck, my default response was ACTION. Push harder. Try a new strategy. Take the next step. Don’t just sit there, MOVE.
If I didn’t have the ... See more
Start a company? Done. Ship a newsletter? Done. Quit my job and move across the country with a toddler and pregnant wife? Done and done.
So when I felt stuck, my default response was ACTION. Push harder. Try a new strategy. Take the next step. Don’t just sit there, MOVE.
If I didn’t have the ... See more
Push or Pause?
Actions precede feelings. If you want to feel a certain way, create the environment that allows you to nibble your way there. Don’t hope that inspiration will come. Take a small bite. Action precedes inspiration, not the other way around.
If you nibble a little bit every day you can grow your appetite for bigger things. Entire fields and complicated... See more
If you nibble a little bit every day you can grow your appetite for bigger things. Entire fields and complicated... See more