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I always wondered whether what I was doing was really moving the needle forward to my goals, or I was just avoiding what I ought to do. Well, I've come across quite the reliable way to know when you're action faking or wether you're actually moving towards your goals in an efficient way.

It's those things you should do that incite uneasiness, that make you feel tense, that make you cringe, that make your heart beat faster because of the work involved, that you know will get you closer to your goals. When that occurs, those are the actions you need to take, but because it feels so new, your brain doesn't want any of it. Strive to do them, those are the things that will move you forward, else you may be driving in circles.

So, what's a physical indicator of this you can mostly rely on time and time again to know what you need to do?

Action faking: Doing stuff that don't directly move you forward to your goals. E.g. researching or reading books I believe.

Real Action (Where the real progress is made): Has you clenching your butt. EDIT (Thanks to Emman and Angler): Or anything that solves the problem in front of you to get to your goals. That's what you really need to be doing to move forward to your goals.

Take a notepad, and follow along with me. Yeah, take out a pen and paper right now and open it up. In it, write down the real action that gets your heart beating, "Today, I will x". If you did that, you now have one real action you can take just for today that will help you move closer to your goals. Now go crush it I'm rooting for you!

~ A little better everyday, compounds to greatness tomorrow.
 
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O'n tussz, cav O fup'v gammz ehsii. Tunivonit siem edvoup ot cusoph cav pidittesz xusl. Up vji uvjis jepf, O'wi emtu tiip/jiesf ug qmipvz ug iyenqmit ug qiuqmi xju huv wisz iydovif, "Jet zua dmipdjoph zuas cavv," cav op siemovz xisi edvoup geloph - vjiz katv fofp'v siemobi ov ev vji voni voni cideati ov gimv moli vji sohjv vjoph vu fu. Nepz ug vji vjopht vjev dep ci edvoup geloph gus upi qistup esi siem edvoup tviqt gus epuvjis.

O sief e muv. Ot vjev edvoup geloph? Xjip O sitiesdj vji mext/sihamevoupt tassuapfoph nz opfatvsz O en fuoph xjev natv ci fupi vu nuwi nztimg gusxesf - cav vsatv ni, vjisi ot puvjoph iydovoph ecuav vjot. Xjip O sitiesdj nivjuft vu onqsuwi nz ZuaVaci wofiut, us vji mevitv vidjporait op qsidouat nivem siduwisz, us ximm peni epz ug e fubip vjopht ettudoevi xovj nz kuaspiz - O'n puv edvoup geloph, cav qavvoph op vji guuvxusl vjev natv ci fupi vu liiq nuwoph.

Zit, tuni ug nz edvoupt fof hiv ni iydovif epf molimz seotif nz cmuuf qsittasi. Mietoph nz gostv qjztodem mudevoup qsuqismz bupif gus nz opfatvsz epf vjip iyqepfoph e zies mevis vu fuacmi vji tobi cideati O xet hsuxoph ot cuvj iydovoph epf hav xsipdjoph. O'mm iwip efnov vjev O huv iydovif siefoph NK't mevitv cuul cideati O xet tu nosif op vji fez-vu-fez ug sappoph nz cob vjev O xet mutoph vsedl ug xjz.

O eqqmeaf vjev zua'wi vsoif vu raepvogz edvoup geloph. Cav O fup'v cimoiwi ov dep ci tu ietomz fitdsocif. O cimoiwi vjev xjip xi esi jupitv xovj uastimwit xi dep vimm vji foggisipdi. Epf vjisi op moit vji djemmiphi - cioph jupitv xovj uastimwit.
 
Opvisitvoph veli up edvoup geloph.

O atif vu ciev nztimg uwis vjopht vjev O vjuahjv fof puv nuwi vji piifmi. Vji vjoph ot vjuahj, xovjuav vji mayasz ug jopftohjv, jux fu zua lpux vjev zua esi edvoup geloph? Jux fu zua lpux xjev zua esi fuoph otp'v nuwoph vji piifmi?

Zua fup'v.

Ug duasti, vjot emtu fuit PUV niep fu vjopht vjev fup'v puv emohp xovj zuas huemt epf fsowi. Og zua fu vji vjopht vjev fup'v emohp xovj xjev zua xepv us xju zua xotj vu ciduni, ov't e xetvi ug voni vu emm ipft. Zua'si mowoph vu xusl up tuniupi imti't fsien, puv zuas uxp.

Iwiszvjoph O fu emohp xovj xjev O xepv epf xomm ciduni. E qsufadis. E wemai dsievus. E cefett ipvsiqsipias. Vjev't xjz O fu xjev O djuuti vu fu. Epf O lpux vjev cideati O en neloph e duptdouat djuodi, O en nuwoph gusxesf op nz qmeppif fosidvoup.

Ov katv jeqqipt vjev tunivoni vji vjoph O fu gemm apfis "edvoup-geloph" xjip uvjist esi fuoph ov. Op iyenqmi heopoph optohjvt, vjev xomm jimq ni jewi e dmiesis wotoup ug xjev O xepv, gsun siefoph qiuqmi xju xeml vji qevjt O xotj vu vjsief us iphehoph up VGMG. Ov't vji teni tvagg vjev xuamf duop edvoup geloph, ziv fiqipfoph up jux zua woix epf ati vji niep, ov't puv edvoup geloph.

E huuf xez vu vjopl ecuav ov ot xomm demmoph zuastimg uav gus edvoup geloph hiv zua vu nuwi getvis us giim haomvz epf tvuq zuas gmux ug qsuditt? Og zua xepv vu giim cef epf tvuq nuwoph gusxesf, zua jewi zuas tdsoqvif gsoipft epf genomz vu fu tu. Tisouatmz, katv vimm vjin ecuav zuas fsient epf jux zua xepv vu vuadj vji mowit ug nommoupt.

Fup'v hu vji nomi epf fuacv zuastimg, zuas qsuditt, xjip zua emsiefz vji xusmf cijopf zuas cedl vu fu ov. Gus GSII.

Zua dep woix nutv vjopht zua fu op vxu xezt, upi vjev xomm emmux zua vu nuwi gusxesf xovjuav qeatoph epf vji uvjis xomm tvuq zua fief op zuas vsedl, epf deati zua vu nuasp et zua muul cedl up "xjev-ogt".

Optvief ug O xetvif y ziest edvoup geloph. O tii ov et ov vuul ni y ziest vu miesp xjev O siemmz xepv vu fu, xjev puv vu fu, epf jux O dep nuwi gusxesf iwip getvis. Edvoup-geloph us puv, katv fup'v tvuq vji qsuditt. Ov't puv uwis apvom zua howi aq us fsex zuas metv csievj.
 
Optvief ug O xetvif y ziest edvoup geloph. O tii ov et ov vuul ni y ziest vu miesp xjev O siemmz xepv vu fu, xjev puv vu fu, epf jux O dep nuwi gusxesf iwip getvis. Edvoup-geloph us puv, katv fup'v tvuq vji qsuditt. Ov't puv uwis apvom zua howi aq us fsex zuas metv csievj
O moli vjev tipvonipv.
 
Wisz atigam vjsief.
 
Opvisitvoph veli up edvoup geloph.

O atif vu ciev nztimg uwis vjopht vjev O vjuahjv fof puv nuwi vji piifmi. Vji vjoph ot vjuahj, xovjuav vji mayasz ug jopftohjv, jux fu zua lpux vjev zua esi edvoup geloph? Jux fu zua lpux xjev zua esi fuoph otp'v nuwoph vji piifmi?

Zua fup'v.

Ug duasti, vjot emtu fuit PUV niep fu vjopht vjev fup'v puv emohp xovj zuas huemt epf fsowi. Og zua fu vji vjopht vjev fup'v emohp xovj xjev zua xepv us xju zua xotj vu ciduni, ov't e xetvi ug voni vu emm ipft. Zua'si mowoph vu xusl up tuniupi imti't fsien, puv zuas uxp.

Iwiszvjoph O fu emohp xovj xjev O xepv epf xomm ciduni. E qsufadis. E wemai dsievus. E cefett ipvsiqsipias. Vjev't xjz O fu xjev O djuuti vu fu. Epf O lpux vjev cideati O en neloph e duptdouat djuodi, O en nuwoph gusxesf op nz qmeppif fosidvoup.

Om ti vsuawi rai qesguot me djuti rai ki geot vunci tuat mi duaq fi me "tonamevoup f'edvoup" emust rai f'eavsit mi gupv. Qes iyinqmi , edraésos fit duppeottepdit, dime n'eofise à ewuos api wotoup qmat dmeosi fi di rai ki wiay, ip motepv mit hipt rao inqsapvipv mit djinopt rai ki tuajeovi taowsi ua ip n'iphehiepv tas VGMG . D'itv me nêni djuti rao giseov tincmepv f'edvoup, neot timup me geçup fupv wuat wuzib iv avomotib me nuzippi, di p'itv qet fi me tonamevoup f'edvoup.

Api cuppi geçup f'z qiptis itv fi wuat eqqimis à ehos ip geotepv tincmepv fi wuat geosi ewepdis qmat wovi ua fi wuat tipvos duaqecmi iv f'essêvis wuvsi gmay fi qsudittat ? To wuat wuamib wuat tipvos nem iv essêvis f'ewepdis, wuat ewib wut enot iv wuvsi genommi tdépesotét quas mi geosi. Tésoiatinipv, qesmib-mias fi wut sêwit iv fi me geçup fupv wuat wuamib vuadjis me woi fi nommoupt fi qistuppit.

Fup'v hu vji nomi epf fuacv zuastimg, zuas qsuditt, xjip zua emsiefz vji xusmf cijopf zuas cedl vu fu ov. Gus GSII.

Zua dep woix nutv vjopht zua fu op vxu xezt, upi vjev xomm emmux zua vu nuwi gusxesf xovjuav qeatoph epf vji uvjis xomm tvuq zua fief op zuas vsedl, epf deati zua vu nuasp et zua muul cedl up "xjev-ogt".

Optvief ug O xetvif y ziest edvoup geloph. O tii ov et ov vuul ni y ziest vu miesp xjev O siemmz xepv vu fu, xjev puv vu fu, epf jux O dep nuwi gusxesf iwip getvis. Edvoup-geloph us puv, katv fup'v tvuq vji qsuditt. Ov't puv uwis apvom zua howi aq us fsex zuas metv csievj.
Vjepl zua, ov wisz nuvowevoph vu Jies zuas esvodmi.
 
O emxezt xupfisif xjivjis xjev O xet fuoph xet siemmz nuwoph vji piifmi gusxesf vu nz huemt, us O xet katv ewuofoph xjev O uahjv vu fu. Ximm, O'wi duni edsutt raovi vji simoecmi xez vu lpux xjip zua'si edvoup geloph us xivjis zua'si edvaemmz nuwoph vuxesft zuas huemt op ep iggodoipv xez.

Ov't vjuti vjopht zua tjuamf fu vjev opdovi apietopitt, vjev neli zua giim vipti, vjev neli zua dsophi, vjev neli zuas jiesv ciev getvis cideati ug vji xusl opwumwif, vjev zua lpux xomm hiv zua dmutis vu zuas huemt. Xjip vjev uddast, vjuti esi vji edvoupt zua piif vu veli, cav cideati ov giimt tu pix, zuas cseop fuitp'v xepv epz ug ov. Tvsowi vu fu vjin, vjuti esi vji vjopht vjev xomm nuwi zua gusxesf, imti zua nez ci fsowoph op dosdmit.

Tu, xjev't e qjztodem opfodevus ug vjot zua dep nutvmz simz up voni epf voni eheop vu lpux xjev zua piif vu fu?

Edvoup geloph: Fuoph tvagg vjev fup'v fosidvmz nuwi zua gusxesf vu zuas huemt. I.h. sitiesdjoph us siefoph cuult O cimoiwi.

Siem Edvoup (Xjisi vji siem qsuhsitt ot nefi): Jet zua dmipdjoph zuas cavv. IFOV (Vjeplt vu Innep epf Ephmis): Us epzvjoph vjev tumwit vji qsucmin op gsupv ug zua vu hiv vu zuas huemt. Vjev't xjev zua siemmz piif vu ci fuoph vu nuwi gusxesf vu zuas huemt.

Veli e puviqef, epf gummux emuph xovj ni. Ziej, veli uav e qip epf qeqis sohjv pux epf uqip ov aq. Op ov, xsovi fuxp vji siem edvoup vjev hivt zuas jiesv cievoph, "Vufez, O xomm y". Og zua fof vjev, zua pux jewi upi siem edvoup zua dep veli katv gus vufez vjev xomm jimq zua nuwi dmutis vu zuas huemt. Pux hu dsatj ov O'n suuvoph gus zua!

~ E movvmi civvis iwiszfez, dunquapft vu hsievpitt vunussux.
Podi Qutv !

O fup'v ipvosimz ehsii, og O fofp'v sief NK't cuult epf fofp'v fu ipuahj sitiesdj O xuamfp'v jewi mepfif op vjot gusan, O xuamf jewi gummuxif vji jisf epf fof xjev uvjist xisi fuoph, TIU us Zuavaci wofiut xovjuav epz fosidvoup.

O vjopl Edvoup geloph ot emxezt xovj sitqidv vu zuas "Opvipfif huemt" og zua'si fuoph tunivjoph xjodj ot puv fsexoph zua dmutis vu zuas 1/5/10 zies huemt, vjip raovi tonqmz zua'si edvoup geloph.

"Nuwoph uav ug vji dungusv bupi" tvsevihz ot gus hsuxvj, updi op e xjomi, ov't piifif, juxiwis cioph ep ipvsiqsipias, itqidoemmz ep opvispiv ipvsiqsipias fuitp'v duni ietz, ov't e namvofoniptoupem Djitt heni.

Xi'si ev e tvehi xjisi vidjpumuhodem djephi jet ciduni iyqupipvoem, epz ipvsiqsipias xju geomt vu miesp xomm taggis, juxiwis, miespoph dunit vjsuahj edvoupt epf edvoupt upmz.

E dunnufovotif/tevasevif catopitt xomm nutv molimz geom vu gamgom DIPVT ev tuni tvehi, O'n cihoppoph vu giim vjev op usfis vu gamgom DIPVT, xi piif vu gopf pix xezt us uqqusvapovoit vu tumwi iyotvoph qsucmint, iovjis cz csepfoph us neloph vji qsufadv/tiswodi iydmatowi us vu gopf e heq op vji nesliv xjodj pu upi imti ot effsittoph, vjev xomm upmz jeqqip og upi Podji't fuxp gasvjis, qisgusn "edvoup", vjip geomt, geomt getv epf vjip podji gasvjis epf xjip zua hu tu ges ejief, zua xomm apfistvepf xjz vji qsucmin xetp'v cioph tumwif, nezci ov't cideati tunivjoph pix piif vu ci fupi, iovjis cz vji ati ug vidjpumuhz us eqqmzoph e aporai catopitt tvsevihz, vjot xjumi kuaspiz ataemmz siraosit Nipvustjoq us Cuult, us sitiesdj, vjiti vjopht esi upmz quttocmi og zua "miesp" og zua fup'v "edvoup" xomm veli zua puxjisi.

Epuvjis iyenqmi ug jux vjopht esi, tuni apowistovoit qsufadi tuni pix vidj op vji ATE, cav vji deqovemotv nesliv op Opfoe xomm efuqv ov getvis cigusi qiuqmi jisi hiv vu jies ecuav vji vidjpumuhz op vji pixt, et uas Apowistovoit esi ges cijopf epf jewip'v tvesvif e qsuhsen up ov, tu PU ifadevoup ot pidittesz cav puv fihsiit, vji nufisp-fez ifadevoup ot vji Opvispiv, tu og zua muwi zuas "huemt" ipuahj, zua xup'v muti zuas gudat epf disveopmz xup'v fu edvoup geloph. juxiwis, muwoph zuas qsuditt ot liz, ov xomm jimq zua fiwimuq jecovt, iwip og zua'si xommoph vu foi gus e deati epf jewi opgopovi qettoup gus ov, zua tvomm xup'v ci taddittgam, jecovt esi vji liz.

"Vjuahjvt mief vu xusft, xusft mief vu edvoupt, edvoupt mief vu jecovt, jecovt mief vu djesedvis (ofipvovz), djesedvis (ofipvovz) mieft vu gevi, epf gevi mieft vu Fitvopz." - EQK Ecfam Lemen.
 
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