Action

A few days ago I wrote about the power of writing down ideas and thoughts. There's something that is even greater. Execution. Now, I agree with Chris Guillebeau that there are some things that you should quit, or in this context, you shouldn't execute on. For example, if you are running a business and you are always in the black and the same-old same-old is not changing your bottom line, quit that business or that process and make a change. When someone says, "don't quit!", well, that's good advice for good things and worthwhile things. But some things should be quit. On the other hand, I find that many people including myself struggle making things happen because we spend too much time in the planning phase. Chris gave some great advice on that in his book The $100 Startup: action. Action is huge with small businesses and starting a business. We must act. So, on important ideas or thoughts, perhaps it is time we act. We'll be happy we did.