What action are you not taking (and why?)

What action are you not taking and more importantly why? This is the question I recently answered in a masterclass and in my preparation the one thing that kept coming to me was… fear! THE reason we (yes I do it too) don’t take the action.

Now before I go further and deeper, I must first tell you that it’s okay to be fearful. As long as you acknowledge it and don’t allow it to stop you. Providing you don’t buy into the excuses and untruths that you’re telling yourself and give you THE permission to NOT take the action.

So, what do I mean by action?

Well, to be honest anything and everything that you are avoiding. That small tweak you want to make but keep moving down the ‘to-do’ list. The work you know is required to strengthen an area of the business but you simply ‘can’t find the time for’.

Perhaps for you, it’s a project or major change in your business, an idea that is bubbling away in the background but you just can’t seem to take the action on. Maybe it’s taking the leap of faith and investing in you or the business.

Fear preventing you from taking that first, all-important step.

• Fear of upsetting or losing clients.
• Of what other people may think if you make these changes in your business.
• Or what they might say if you take your business in a new direction.
• Maybe you’re thinking that you are just not ready.
• That you will be when you’ve done X, Y or Z …
• …. that you just need to do, this, that or other.

Perhaps you’re worrying that it won’t work and yet you won’t know if you don’t try. Or the negative thoughts and internal chatter preventing you from taking the action are just too loud (for the moment).

BUT here’s the thing, you are worrying about stuff that hasn’t happened yet and probably won’t happen at all. And the action, project or idea you are JUST not able to start is most likely the very ‘thing’ you need to do; WILL have a positive impact on your business and create the shift you NEED.

The good news is, you NEED only take the first step

And the minute you do the doors of opportunity will start to open to you. You will start to experience momentum and flow in your business. Enjoy all the time you need and almost without effort you will begin realising your dreams and achieving your goals sooner than you thought possible.

I know what you’re currently thinking, “you make this all sound very easy Lindsey!” Well, it kind of is, as long as you know where you’re going! I’m smiling as I type this because if you’ve consumed any of my content before you will have heard me say this many, many times.

By knowing where you are going and being connected to your vision, you can start to see where the action is needed. By checking in with your vision and what success is for you, by looking at your goals and targets, you WILL have the courage you need to take the action. And more importantly that all-important first amazing step.

Face your fears, look them dead in the eye and ask yourself “Are they truths?” Chances are they aren’t.

Then step out of your comfort zone

I know how tempting it is to stay in the comfort zone but I ask you, how comfortable is it there? In my experience, the comfort zone isn’t very comfortable at all.

It’s the place where we struggle, get overwhelmed and feel frustrated. And by choosing to stay there we are actually holding ourselves stuck and preventing ourselves from reaching our full potential. I say ‘we’ as I am not immune to this and have recently found myself in the uncomfortable comfort zone myself.

So, I ask you again, what action are you not taking and why?

Your success isn’t something that is waiting for you in the future, it’s waiting for you to show up NOW.

What you NEED to do is decide to, and step out of your uncomfortable comfort zone and yes it really could be that simple. If you’d like to explore how please book a FREE Clarity Coaching Call.

Finally, if you’d like to watch the live Masterclass mentioned at the beginning, you can do that here.