“It
had
long
since
come
to my
attention
that
people
of
accomplishment
rarely
sat
back
and
let
things
happen
to
them.
They
went
out
and
happened
to
things.”
Leonardo
Da
Vinci
To
get
things
done
you
need
to
take
action.
Things
seldom
happen
on
their
own.
But
taking
action
can
be
difficult
and
hard.
And
so
it’s
easy
to
wind
up in
Lazyville
or
Procrastinationland
a
lot.
How
can
you
break
out
of
such
behaviour
and
develop
a
behaviour
of
taking
more
action?
Here
are 9
tips
that
you’ll
hopefully
find
useful.
1.
Reconnect
with
the
present
moment.
This
will
help
you
snap
out
of
over
thinking
and
just
go
and
do
whatever
you
want
to
get
done.
This
is
probably
the
best
tip I
have
found
so
far
for
taking
more
action
since
it
puts
you
in a
state
where
you
feel
little
emotional
resistance
to
the
work
you’ll
do.
And
it
puts
you
in
state
where
the
right
actions
often
just
seem
to
flow
out
of
you
in a
focused
but
relaxed
way
and
without
much
effort.
One
of
the
simplest
ways
to
connect
with
the
present
moment
is
just
to
keep
your
focus
on
you
breathing
for a
minute
or
two.
2. Be
accountable
to
others.
If
you
tell
a
bunch
of
people
that
you
are
going
to do
something
then
it
will
be
hard
to
not
do
it.
You
don’t
want
to
disappoint
them.
Or
have
to
face
up to
them
the
next
time
you
meet.
If
you
have
a
hard
time
getting
going
with
something
get
some
support.
If
you
for
instance
workout,
do it
with
a
friend
to
motivate
each
other
to
take
action
- and
actually
go to
the
gym -
when
motivation
runs
low.
Motivating
each
other
and
bringing
enthusiasm
when
one
of
you
is
feeling
low
can
really
help
to
develop
consistency
and
useful
habits.
Think
about
how
you
can
involve
others
to
help
all
of
you
to
take
more
action.
This
tip
works
well.
But
it
can
put
you
in
situation
where
you
take
action
to
avoid
pain,
to
avoid
judgement.
And
it
can
help
you
create
pressure
within
yourself.
Such
a
state
may
not
always
be
the
best
one
to be
in to
take
action
and
perform
well.
One
way
to
lessen
such
problems
is to
use
this
tip
and
then
when
you
are
about
to
take
action
you
reconnect
with
the
present
moment
to
quiet
negativity
within
yourself.
3. Be
accountable
to
yourself.
In
the
long
run a
more
consistent
and
perhaps
healthier
way
to
develop
a
habit
of
taking
more
action
is to
answer
to
yourself
instead
of
others.
To
set
your
own
standards
and
principles
for
how
you
will
behave.
The
problem
with
this
one
is
that
you
are
likely
to
cheat
on
yourself
and
rationalize
how
you
don’t
need
to
take
action
or
follow
your
principles.
When
the
social
pressure
of
having
to
answer
to
others
isn’t
there
it’s
easy
to
slip
and
fall
into
laziness
or
procrastination.
But
over
time
you
can
become
more
and
more
consistent
with
acting
according
to
your
own
standards.
I
believe
that
one
of
the
keys
to
develop
this
kind
of
thinking
is to
get
off a
dependence
on
external
validation
and
be
more
internally
validated.
If
you
can
develop
accountability
to
your
own
standards
then
it
can
be
more
consistent
than
the
one
you
get
from
relying
on
being
accountable
to
others.
It
comes
from
within
so it
doesn’t
have
to
rely
on
other,
outer
circumstances
that
may
fluctuate.
It is
also
very
useful
to
help
you
feel
good
about
yourself
and
to
help
you
grow.
If
you
rely
on
being
accountable
to
others
and
their
validation
then
you
may
grow
but
also
feel
confined
by
what
others
expect
from
you.
If
you
are
accountable
to
yourself
then
you
set
your
limits
wherever
you
want
them...
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