Last week i spoke of drive and some of the things that have recently spurred me on to action.  some of them are very personal of nature and perhaps at some point I'll share here what some of them are and why they have driven me the way that they have.  Suffice it to say that there has been much to do through this past week.  Not all of it has been accomplished, but there are many things that I've accomplished that have been not only rewarding but the actions i've completed have pushed me on to greater heights and insights.

The more I thought about it, the more it came to me that there is so much to do.  More than i ever realized.  As i thought about it, every idea that came to me was followed by half a dozen more.  Obviously i wasn't able to get all of them accomplished, but there are so many ideas and thoughts that I've taken down that  I'll likely be busy for years even if there are no more thoughts or ideas to be had.  It was almost overwhelming.  So much to do, and seemingly so little time to get them all done.

At some point this past week something in me snapped and I decided that I couldn't afford to just think about it.  Action was the only answer to the ideas and thoughts that were coming to me.  There are a number of things that I've done this past week.  When I realized that acting on the things that were coming to me was what was called for the concern that came at that point was, 'Which first?!'

As the question started to sink in, i realized that right then, it really didn't matter. So many times in my life I've been a victim of 'Paralysis by Analysis'. By that, I mean that I've been so focused on the options, choices and all the things that need to get done, nothing's gotten done. This wasn't going to be another instance of that. I decided to act.

Perhaps it wasn't elegant, perhaps it wasn't pretty, but I was doing. Certainly I could have been more efficient but hey, I'm happy to have gotten the ball rolling. Yes, planning could have been helpful. Yes, prioritizing my activities might have been useful. The bottom line is, . . . I moved and I made progress and it felt great!

There were a number of things that I gave up this past week. Some things that eat away at my hours and minutes, even some things that i was planning on doing from the beginning of the week. What I gave up, i didn't miss so much. The things that were originally planned can be worked at this week. Regardless though, I made the effort to step out of my comfort zone and do something different than what I've chosen to do in the past.

Something I've heard before, that seems so true, is that 'There is no profit in the comfort zone.' It's time to step out of the comfort zone by continuing with action.  Working towards always having a mind for action.