Execution Vs. Thinking

Execute Every Single Day

Ideas without action are nothing and action without a plan comes in times of desperation. How naive we all can be with another great idea or insight as to where to go in the days coming our way. Only to wake up the next morning with nothing to show for it. It feels like the sparks get fewer and fewer between when we choose not to act on what we want to happen. Without action, our drive disappears. We begin to see no reason to continue on, and slowly we become a prisoner of a very small reality. Until one day, the sparks die. Why would you even let it get to that point though? A sense of urgency is a must, for life is finite. Calculation is a necessary though and requires time just for such activity.

Execution is what separates good from outstanding. At the same time, it’s not how much you get done. It’s getting the things done that matter in the big picture. Execution is a skill because it takes time to figure out what you really need to do. Not what you think you need to do, but what must in fact be done. This insight is only gained through failure after failure, but that’s part of the game and you have to play with that in mind.

Sometimes you must sacrifice something in order to get somewhere, it’s part of the process of taking action. This may even include what you see as fun or your release. Those things will come back, just make sure you tackle your priorities head first and show no mercy. Life is your best teacher, and it will teach you discipline when you get hungry enough to live your dream. Without hunger you will never get anywhere.

Think as Needed

It does you no good to mentally masturbate but damn it feels good doesn’t it? Your mind plays tricks on you when we think because you can think yourself into believing that you are getting somewhere when you really aren’t. You can think yourself into believing that you are good, when you have such a long way to go. Too much thinking leads to much less doing and not near as much being learned. As I have said before, nothing beats direct experience.

But without thinking, you become a robot. You only know to do, rather than to plan something all the way through. This turns into chasing your own tail and wasting more time than anything else. Or you start working somewhere and your mind is deactivated. A slow death is ahead if that’s the case. Chances are that no ground will be gained whatsoever, which is the scariest thing if you ask me.

There is a major plus to thinking though. It gives you time to clear your emotions, good and bad. It allows you to get back to the present moment, which is so important when keeping things in perspective. If you don’t put time aside to do this, you can get caught up and lose focus on what matters. It’s good to have energy and drive, but don’t trip up on your own feet.

Closing

In the pursuit of your goals, you may wonder why you aren’t getting to where you want to go faster. Indeed there is no shortcut but the journey could be less time consuming if you take a step back and re-evaluate what action you are taking and on what.

Set a goal, make a plan, execute the absolute shit out of it.

Go get ‘em

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