No matter how much envisioning, planning, organizing, analyzing we do, nothing will change until we take action! It sounds simple enough and we all know it to be true, so what holds us back from doing it? For many of us, the reason we don’t take action has to do with the fear of failure. It might be because the fear we have of failing is more powerful than the satisfaction of success. Or we may even be afraid of success itself, because of the responsibilities or pressure that may come with it. The fear of change and uncertainty can also be a factor. Sometimes we mask those fears in never ending planning and overthinking, causing us to never take the first step. The thing for us to realize is that failure is a part of success. So, as we can imagine, failure will be a part of the learning process on the road to financial success too. We have to accept that as part of the process, so that we can get started. Once we start, we can learn from mistakes, make corrections and keep moving forward. But we have to start for anything to happen.
What are You Waiting For
Getting the motivation to start working toward your goals isn’t something that mysteriously builds up inside of you until you all of a sudden take action! Despite what many people might think, it doesn’t take motivation to take action, it’s actually the other way around! Motivation comes from taking action and once you’re motivated by your actions, you prime yourself to take more action.
It’s like a continuous loop, where one feeds into the other and then feeds back into itself. A simple example from my own experience is when I don’t feel motivated to engage in my daily workout. What I’ll find is that by making the decision to take action by getting myself into the gym, once I get started, I end up putting in more effort than I felt I was wanting to prior to walking in.
“One day or day one. You decide.”― Anonymous
Taking action is what gets you motivated and discipline is what gets you to take the necessary action. The things that motivate you by taking action are the things you feel good about when you achieve your goals, whether it’s praise, recognition, fame, money, etc. Discipline is the habit or practice of doing what you know you should do even when you don’t want to do it.
Developing a routine that lines up with what you need to achieve your goals is a good way to instill discipline. So find whatever the “thing” is that motivates you and become disciplined to take the necessary actions for you to achieve your financial goals. And remember, your discipline will get you started, your actions will give you results and your motivation will keep you going.
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