The “Do Something” Principle

Most of the world thinks you need to be inspired to take action on something. But it almost never works that way.

We procrastinate on projects for years. We might be passionate about them. But we're not motivated to do the work.

Students and parents stop music lessons all the time due to a lack of motivation. And a perception that motivation needs to be there for practice to happen.

It's a misconception that steals many dreams.

Motivation and inspiration don't inspire practice.

Practice inspires motivation and inspiration. That motivation then feeds back into a desire to practice. Once you can get the snowball rolling, wondrous things can happen.

But it requires doing something. Hence, the "Do Something" Principle.

When you're getting started on a project and you're not sure where to start, do something. 

It doesn't matter how small that something is. The feedback you get from that small something propels the next action.

If you're not how to fit practicing into your schedule, do something. Even five minutes of focused practice will yield more results than skipping day after day.

Every book on personal development, entrepreneurship, and developing skill hits on this topic.

As you go through the cycles, ideas and next steps will just appear. Almost like magic.

Just doing something will be the only metric of success you ever need. It really can be that simple.