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By: patrickHudson

patrickHudson — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 08:58:58 +0000

It has been a great post regarding the advice ‘Action’. In regular life all peoples are finding their action, but only some might get the right action. As you said many people had failed to implement what they have studied. Thank you for this great post.

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By: Desty

Desty — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:03:38 +0000

Its been my experience that most people haven’t had the responsibilty to direct themselves into tasks that are not enjoyable on a consistant basis. We’re taught to take direction from the start of school. If we’re not told to do something, we don’t do it. Bring that upbringing into trying to make yourself do boring tasks day in and day out, well, most people don’t have that type of focus or resolve. As a business owner, you’re responsible for everything. You may not be doing anything, but you have to deligate the work out.

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Definiendo Una VisiÃ³n Clara de Negocio — Mon, 28 May 2007 17:30:47 +0000

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By: PCMasters Hardware

PCMasters Hardware — Sat, 26 May 2007 11:31:25 +0000

Damn great article, Yaro. Keep up the good work.

By: Yaro

Yaro — Thu, 24 May 2007 11:47:55 +0000

Dave – A while ago I wrote an article about my average day, which you can read here:

A Day in the Life of an Internet Entrepreneur

It’s not entirely accurate anymore (my computer is not in my room for example and I tend to get up between 7-8AM), but generally it is:

1. Wake up
2. Do my critical task(s)
3. Eat breakfast
4. Finish critical task, move on to next task
5. Cook lunch, watch DVD
6. Swim/Rollerblade/Treadmill/Go to city/Meet with friends or something else
7. Come home, do some more work, go to bed

Generally something like that, but it changes a lot. I might do an updated version of my day in the life article if I get the chance.

By: Yaro

Yaro — Thu, 24 May 2007 11:42:54 +0000

Will – I’m quite organic when it comes to formulating tasks. I know what I need to do in a given day and attempt to get it done first thing, then work on other tasks or do something not work related.

It’s fluid, not structured and more a sense of “what do I want to achieve today?” or “what do I want to take one step closer to achieving today?”.

By: Bootstrapper » Essential Skills For Entrepreneurs

Bootstrapper » Essential Skills For Entrepreneurs — Thu, 24 May 2007 00:34:02 +0000

[...] Long-term planning. Can’t see the future, where your business will be in three to five years? Then you probably don’t have any goals written down either. You can’t get there from here if you don’t know where you’d like to go. Sometimes it’s as simple as following some product development guidelines or even just having a business vision. [...]

By: Chee Kui

Chee Kui — Wed, 23 May 2007 08:52:37 +0000

Nice article

Sometimes, there’s not much choice available if you started with the wrong path.. eg: getting a job.

By: Andrew Dever

Andrew Dever — Wed, 23 May 2007 07:20:04 +0000

Yaro, excellent post, I will be sure to link to this once I have launched my blog.

I think the differentiation between goals, objectives & vision is extremely valuable in understanding what you really want and how to get there.

I will say this though, some days I spend doing things a little off track from my vision and shortly afterwards I regret the wasted time and the longer deadline, but then down the track some of these ‘off track’ actions come into fruition and become apart of my ideas, outcomes and vision. I think even if these actions do not directly become apart of my vision I think they are a good way to have balance, which in turn I feel improves your ability to obtain your goals, outcomes and vision.

By: Will

Will — Wed, 23 May 2007 01:31:09 +0000

Hi Yaro,

Do you formulate specific tasks each day? Do you do it the night before?

Cheers,
Will

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 22 May 2007 18:01:33 +0000

Thanks for letting others in on your journey. Yaro i know exactly what you mean but its not always easy. With so many distractions everyday, its hard to keep focus when every single thing sounds like a good idea.

Like you said, taking action alone is not enough… the action itself must be congruent to the final objective.

By the way, just wanting to know… whats your everyday routine like?

Cheers.

-Dave

By: Yaro

Yaro — Tue, 22 May 2007 12:35:14 +0000

Surprisingly I have not read or studied seriously any NLP stuff, although it’s always circulating around me, I’ve just never dived in.

It’s definitely on the topic-to-read list.

By: marcia siegel

marcia siegel — Tue, 22 May 2007 12:00:19 +0000

action is important. but action without thought is not the most productive. i think you need to create a plan and then take action to implement that plan. random action is wastefull and can be frustrating.

experimenting is okay and probably necessary but that is still related to some fore thought. mistakes will happen no matter what. hoepfully they will not be severe and ones you can recover from.

so once you get a rough plan (it does not have to be perfect) then action is vital. but dont act without some idea of what you are doing and where you want to go.

By: Sanel

Sanel — Tue, 22 May 2007 06:54:45 +0000

Fantastic article. I partcularly enjoyed the section on evolving your bigger vision while working on the minor ones.
By any chance have you taken any NLP related studies in your journey? Just curious.
Thanks.

By: Mindful Entrepreneur

Mindful Entrepreneur — Mon, 21 May 2007 21:32:16 +0000

Great stuff, Yaro!

This is a nice “expanded version” of your answer to my Key to Success interview question.

Thanks for sharing…

-Jason

By: Working Blogger

Working Blogger — Mon, 21 May 2007 20:10:05 +0000

Vision is exactly what I’ve been examining, Yaro. When I look back, I see that what I’ve built up has been hobbled together from many smaller things, and “hobbled together” is the best term for it.

Without an overall vision, you lose that cohesiveness that can lead to great things. So I’ve been working on a vision with every single blog that I have, and all these smaller visions fit in with my “grand vision”.

And I’ve been finding that it’s exactly as you say. Once I am clear on what my vision is, out of the multiple possible actions that show up every day, it’s so much easier to choose.

Thanks for another great, thought-provoking article.

Belle

By: Nick Searle

Nick Searle — Mon, 21 May 2007 19:27:33 +0000

Hey Yaro,

Yet another great article. Action does go hand in hand with vision and I like how you ended on that note. Thanks for another great article.

By: Jan

Jan — Mon, 21 May 2007 19:06:23 +0000

Hi Yaro,

great article, I just had a chat about that topic with my wife yesterday!

I think that there are two kinds of people who fail to implement their dreams: There are some who are failing because they do not have the vision as you state, others fail in my opinion, because they have the vision but are not pursueing it consequently. You can sometimes wallow in your dreams and visions and are not taking any step towards fulfillment.

Distraction from those step-by-step actions is very crucial to watch out for. You read books on that topic, visit blogs and websites, make plans, impress others wih your dreams, know how you can do it right but you do not start. If you hear entrepreneurs, a lot of them say: At the end I just did it…

Mark Twain had an interesting thought:
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover”

Jan

By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 21 May 2007 17:12:09 +0000

I agree with you here Yaro. People need to envision where they want to be in life. Most of all they need to take action in order to stay on the path to fulfilling that vision. Work ethic is a major factor also. I’ve read numerous interviews with wealthy people, and they all say they had to work extremely hard to get there.

By: Leo Dimilo

Leo Dimilo — Mon, 21 May 2007 14:58:16 +0000

Very nice, Yaro. There is a huge gap the size of the grand canyon between those who have a vision and follow through and those who…well, they might have a vision but never actually actualize themselves.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 21 May 2007 14:09:00 +0000

Nice article, Yaro, you seem to be on a roll with the motivational advice lately.

My work routine is a lot like what you’ve described here and you’ve certainly inspired me to take the time to focus on the few really important things that will contribute to me acheiving my visions.

Keep up the great work!

Joe

By: James

James — Mon, 21 May 2007 13:56:54 +0000

“Iâ€™ve been thinking about this behaviour pattern a lot lately. I believe if you really analyze why people fail itâ€™s not because they failed to take action, itâ€™s because they wake up each day and choose to do the wrong actions for their given goals.”

I feel you need to dig a little deeper here. One of the questions you need to ask is why do people fail to take action.

There are some very strong psychological drivers going on in this question and the answers are based around: Fear of rejection and fear of failure.

Both of these are social issues and about how we feel we will be seen by our peers.