Bias Toward Action

In other words, the faster you go from idea to implementation, the more likely you are to succeed.

Sanchez calls this the 24-hour rule.

Everything that is within your sphere of control should be completed within 24-hours, or you’re wasting your time, and risking failure.

I’ve realized this with two projects recently, one we rolled out within 24-hours (so far, most likely to succeed and last a while), and the other I pulled back to the planning phase for far too long (where it’s sitting dormant and practically dead).

Another example has been in signing prospects.

Obviously, you want to put in time to ensure you craft the proposal with heart, excellence, and intentionality.

At the same time, waiting a week is absurd.

So how do we have all the standard documents prefilled and ready to go, so that all we need is 24-hours to carefully craft a SOW and executive summary of services rendered that is personalized to our client and their organization?

A default toward action is most crucial in solving problems too.

When a problem arises, or is discovered in the course of our day, do we ignore it or maybe sit around waiting for a lightbulb answer or do we forge ahead determined to discover, validate, and implement a solution?

Bias toward action quite simply is not getting caught like a deer in headlights, but charging forward with clarity of vision and optimistic determination that a solution will be found and implemented.

Of everyone I met, those who just started with imperfect plans and iterated along the way were by far the most successful.

If you met them or are integrated enough in the local community you might think “oh, they’re lucky. They had connections. They had inheritance. They had…….”

The reality is, they had bias.

Bias toward action.

They took their circumstances at face value and forged ahead despite what they were faced with or given.

They took action, and iterated along the way.

They say luck is when opportunity meets preparation.

I think “luck” might be more when opportunity meets preparation, and is ACTED upon.

Opportunity stared at is only missed opportunity.

Opportunity acted upon, now that’s a “lucky” story in the making.

I want to be known as someone who lived life with a default toward action.

I’m not sure I’m there yet - but I’m working on it.

Starts with a bias toward action today.