Comments on: Choosing the Right Action

By: Working at Home on the Internet

Working at Home on the Internet — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:19:08 +0000

[...] Stucker presents Choosing the Right Action posted at Cathy Stucker, saying, “Do you have so many ideas that you can’t decide which [...]

By: Leona Shankle

Leona Shankle — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 21:20:20 +0000

I also find myself in the position of working on many things at one time and feeling overwhelmed to the point of doing nothing because of it. Case in point, after reading your post I proceeded to continue “researching blogs” instead of acting on a brand new marketing idea that came to mind immediately. My way of doing nothing.

Thanks to you I am on track with a new mantra, “Doing Anything is Better Than Doing Nothing”. I will return for more – often.

By: Cathy Stucker

Cathy Stucker — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:37:48 +0000

So true, Cheryl. There are so many possibilities that it is hard to choose just one. I find myself asking if I should create this product, or build that web site, or start offering a new service or . . . any of a hundred other things I could do.

I wrote this post because I sometimes have to remind myself that the best action is the one I take, not the one I just think about.

By: Cheryl Pickett

Cheryl Pickett — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:52:16 +0000

The Internet is an awesome tool most of us can’t imagine doing without for even a day, but “overwhelm” is a definite downside.

Your reminder is much like the old adage “every journey begins with one step”. If you never take that first step, you can’t go anywhere.

Great post!

Cheryl Pickett
Publishinganswers.com

By: Cathy Stucker

Cathy Stucker — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:36:39 +0000

Melodee, committing to a course of action can be a little scary. We wonder what else we will miss out on by choosing one thing.

The point to remember is that if you wait until you are certain of the “perfect” action, you will miss everything because perfect will never happen.

In the words made famous by Nike, Just Do It! (whatever “it” is).

By: Melodee Patterson

Melodee Patterson — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:16:26 +0000

Thanks, Cathy. This is exactly the place that I’m in at the moment. (I haven’t perfected what I’m going to do yet…) So I’ve written down my new mantra:
Doing anything is better than doing nothing.