“Do” Instead of “Think”
Lately I’ve been engrossing in a steady stream of thinking. Thinking about things my young daughter and I should do when we’re together. Thinking about writing more. Thinking about going places. And while planning and thinking have their place, there comes a point, usually long before I do it, where the thinking needs to stop and action needs to take place.
The funny thing about the “thinking” trap is that you never really feel good about just having thought about something. You feel good when you do something. It’s like exercising or eating right: hard to master but well worth the end reward.
So writing this blog post is the first of many things on my “thinking about” list. As soon as I hit publish, I’ll cross it off and go onto the next thing. I have a plan to cross a bunch of stuff off my to-do list so I can look back to a weekend full of satisfaction and promise.
What are you going to do today?
-Deborah Fike
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Thanks for this post. I am going to read, work, be friendly towards others, and be grateful for my life today. : D
What matters is the action, not the thinking. A thought is just a thought.
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Thanks for the reply, Sebastian. Since I wrote the post, I’ve been doing a lot of consulting and external blog writing. It’s been very rewarding. Good luck on your own action path!
You are welcome. I look forward to reading more of your posts. What is it like to be a consultant?
It has its ups and downs. The big upside is that I can choose who I work with and how much I want to work (and that helps since I started having kids and don’t want a full time gig right now). The downside is lots of work from home (which can be isolating) and having to work to find clients who are the right fit for what I provide.
What are you up to? And out of curiosity, how did you find the site?
Yes. Working from home can be very isolating. The big upside is nice though. I am working with an editor rewriting a book I wrote, going to school, and I work at a bar. I found your blog from your guest post over at the Change Blog.