Perhaps "angrily" is a tad dramatic. But, I was listening to some deathcore, drinking an energy drink going through completing a client's website, when suddenly I realized that I need a special API key... So, long story short, I'm waiting on an email before I can move forward. 
On the positive side, this little break gave me some extra time to read and reflect on my thoughts at this early stage of my business. So, I was thinking about what I can do to change to get to my next goal faster? Why am I at A and not at B yet? What is within my control that I could change and see significant improvement? And then I realized that I knew what it was... ACTION!
Problem
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Solution
So what are your thoughts? Do you struggle with taking action at times?
On the positive side, this little break gave me some extra time to read and reflect on my thoughts at this early stage of my business. So, I was thinking about what I can do to change to get to my next goal faster? Why am I at A and not at B yet? What is within my control that I could change and see significant improvement? And then I realized that I knew what it was... ACTION!
Problem
- Action Taking - There are times I find myself not taking the necessary actions or even slipping into a rut. Delaying my progress and causing me to not live up to my potential.
.Solution
- Taking action is something that I've read into from numerous perspectives. But right now, there are two things running through my head on how to solve this. One is from Straight-Line Leadership by Dusan Djukich, in which he writes something to the effect that confidence and good feelings come from decisive action and that thinking/waiting until you will be ready will do the opposite. The second thing comes from a video of Dan Pena I had watched about a week ago, in which he said something along the lines of "You should metaphorically kill yourself." I interpret this advice a little out of context of the original video and use it as a way to separate whatever bullshit identity I believe I have that I don't like (in this case, not taking action because I'm afraid or lazy or whatever.) And envisioning that self then commiting seppukku or something to that effect. I believe through time I may be able to shift to an identity where I will not feel this "rut" of inaction as frequently or at all.
So what are your thoughts? Do you struggle with taking action at times?
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