Perhaps the most outwardly identifiable quality of high performing men and women is action orientation. They are in a hurry to get their key tasks completed. Highly productive people take the time to think, plan, and set priorities. They then launch quickly and strongly toward their goals and objectives. They work smoothly, steadily, and continuously. As a result, they seem to power through enormous amounts of work in the same amount of time that the average person spends socializing, wasting time, and working on low-value activities.
GETTING INTO “FLOW”
When you work on your most important tasks at a high and continuous level of activity, you can actually enter into an amazing mental state called “flow.” Almost everyone has experienced this at some time. Really successful people are those who get themselves into this state far more often than average. In the state of flow, identified and talked about over the centuries, you actually function on a higher plan of clarity, creativity, and competence. You are more sensitive and aware. Your insight and intuition function with incredible precision. You see the interconnectedness of people and circumstances around you. You often come up with brilliant ideas and insights that enable you to move ahead even more rapidly.
TRIGGER HIGH PERFORMANCE IN YOURSELF One of the ways you can trigger this state of flow is by developing a sense of urgency. This is an inner drive and
desire to get on with the job quickly and get it done fast. It is an impatience that motivates you to get going and keep going. A sense of urgency feels very much like racing with yourself. A fast tempo seems to go hand in hand with all great success. Developing this tempo requires that you start moving and keep moving at a steady rate.
BUILD UP A SENSE OF MOMENTUM When you regularly take continuous action toward your most important goals, you activate the Momentum Principle of success. This principle says that although it may take tremendous amounts of energy to overcome inertia and get started initially, it then takes far less energy to keep going. The good news is that the faster you move, the more energy you have. A sense of urgency shifts you automatically onto the fast track in your career.
DO IT NOW!
One of the simplest and yet most powerful ways to get yourself started is to repeat the words “Do it now! Do it now! Do it now!”over and over to yourself. If you feel yourself slowing down or becoming distracted, repeat to yourself the words “Back to work! Back to work! Back to work!”
ACTION EXERCISE
Resolve today to develop a sense of urgency in everything you do. Select one area where you have a tendency to procrastinate and make a decision to develop the habit of fast action in that area.
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