Today's Leadership Insight - Taking Massive Action

August 5th, 2009

In many aspects of life, we allow ourselves to fall prey to "paralysis by analysis." It's human nature to gather as much information as possible before making a decision. But at the same time, indecisiveness leads to a serious lack of results.

Leaders take action. There are few instances in life where over-thinking pays off. The ones who find the biggest rewards in life are the ones that put their thoughts into motion and produce results.

Simply thinking about it doesn't make it happen. When was the last time you thought about having a million dollars in your bank account and then, POOF, it happened?

Thinking is not enough. You must do as well.

The biggest reason people don't take action is because they're afraid to fail. This mentality will destroy you. You should never be afraid to fail. Every failure is a lesson you can tuck away and refer to when a similar situation presents itself in the future. When it does, you'll be more experienced and better prepared. This is the lifelong pursuit of acquiring knowledge at its finest. Knowledge prepares you for future endeavors.

Failure is nothing to be ashamed of. It's simply experience. The biggest rewards are gained in the face of risk. And risk is a phenomenon that draws a fine line between your success and your failure.

Are you willing to throw all your chips in the middle and take the massive action that will drive your results? Or will you overthink the possibilities and let the fear of failure dictate your future?

Today is all about challenging yourself to do one thing you've been hesitating to do. Take action and JUST DO IT! From there, you'll see your efforts snowball. Taking action will become second nature, and pretty soon, you'll be buried under an avalanche of results!