You probably have something exciting that you’ve been thinking about doing for a long time.
The challenge is, you haven’t done anything about it … yet.
I meet leaders like that every day.
Dreams. Goals. Hopes.
And no track record of accomplishment.
Three friends—one bias.
Let me tell you about three friends who have inspired me recently:
One friend is launching a business and was frustrated with the lack of traction he was seeing that week. So he decided to host a webinar … 10 days later. Believe it or not, 600 people joined him for it.
Another friend launched a weekly podcast a few months ago, as a side-line to his full time job. Yep … a weekly podcast. And it’s going incredibly well.
I had dinner with another friend two weeks ago. He’s a prolific reader and a super smart thinker and speaker. I told him he needs to write a book. He said he had thought about it. I urged him to do it and so did another friend. Earlier this week, he sent me two draft chapters to review. Amazing.
What do all three leaders have in common?
A bias for action.
Maybe you’re hallucinating.
This challenges me because I’ve thought about starting a podcast. I’ve thought about hosting a webinar. And my next book is awaiting my final edit and a marketing plan.
What have I accomplished in all three areas so far? Nothing.
Because none of them have shipped. I haven’t acted.
If you don’t act, you’ve got nothing. All you’ve got is a desire.
As Thomas Edison famously said, “Vision without execution is hallucination.”
