Hey First name / friend,
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So I'm reading this book called Atomic Habits, and I think the author lives in my house.
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I say this because many mornings when I wake up, I read a few pages. And today, he (the author, James Clear) decided to talk to me about the difference between motion and action.
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“When you're in motion,” says my buddy James, “you're planning and strategizing and learning.” (Got it. Good deal. Do it all the time.)
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“All good things,” says James—
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“…but they don't produce a result.” (Hrm.)
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Action, on the other hand? It's “the type of behavior that will deliver an outcome.”
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So: me updating my website, and listening to free trainings, and reading books about building good habits? All good. But I've been feeling like I'm running on a hamster wheel …  and not making the measurable progress I want to be making. So it makes me think that perhaps I'm avoiding the actions I know I should be taking.
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Given, I'm a perfectionist. I have sky-high expectations for how and what and when.
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But I don't think this is a case of setting my expectations too high. I think it's a case of postponing things that are excellent next steps, but that might make me want to barf.
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So that's where I'm at.
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How about you? Are you in motion? Or are you doing the things that are intentional, focused, aligned, purposeful, active…and that make you want to barf?
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Write me back and tell me about it. We shouldn't have to barf alone.
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I'll keep you posted on my progress.
