Just Start

Have you ever stared at a to-do list until you realized you’ve avoided everything that actually mattered?

“Every week brings new conversations, new wins, and new opportunities. Stay focused, stay purposeful, and keep leading with value.”

Have you ever stared at a to-do list (picking off the easy stuff), until you realized you've avoided everything that actually mattered?

And now your brain really doesn't want to do what it needs to do.

You know where that leads…

So here's your friendly reminder.

Just start. Stop avoiding.

An object in motion stays in motion. It takes real interference to stop it. If you can get yourself moving on the thing that matters most today, it's going to take a lot to knock you off course.

Because the opposite is also true.

Have you ever been so locked in on something that you forgot social media/distractions were even around? That's not accidental. That's intention.

I keep coming back to The One Thing by Gary Keller. One question runs through the whole book:

What's the one thing I can do right now?

He draws a line I think about a lot. Your to-do list is a mix of could-do's and should-do's. Your success list is only the should-do's. Ten things might land on the to-do list. Maybe only four belong on the success list.

Don't confuse the two.

Start with what matters. The work works.

In peace,
Shonn

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