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Well said and well written. Couldn't be truer.

thanks for taking the time to sit down and write this article. it's so simple but so difficult a lot of the time to JUST DO.

DO IT DO IT DO IT - did you Phil?!

I am printing this out and putting it on my wall right now - not tomorrow, but right now, so it will be there for me to read as I am getting stuff done. Thanks.

Awesome! Nothing would make me happier :) I signed up for Citirush Media's email list - good luck!

Appreciate that thanks

Really glad I came across this post. I completely agree, getting things done is the #1 trait of all the successful people I know. One thing that has helped me a great deal as an entrepreneur is www.thesecretweapon.org which combines Allen's "Getting Things Done" with Evernote's technology.

Wow, I am checking out that site now and love the concept. Installing Evernote now, thanks for sharing

Thanks Phil! That is so badass! Love their manifesto... going to have to give this thing a go

Spot on bros! Love it. TONS of tangible nuggets o' business and life wisdom in this entry. Mahalos.

Thanks Jake, appreciate it as always :-D

Glad you like it. I was really pumped when I found that system. All of the real effort is in setting it up which really wasn't that hard. After that it's just a little bit of maintenance. My productivity is waaay up and stress is down plus I have more leisure time for friends/family. Hope it does the same for you.

Very well written rant. I can tell you truly wanted to enjoy your vacation in Italy so we thank you for setting an example for us.

Thank you! Haha, it's alright I had a good time anyways :) That's the thing about it - being productive seemed much more daunting in my head than it was in reality...

Phil! I love your TwoMile Quinoa business. That stuff makes the world go round. You're branding and product are beautiful!

Thanks Kyle. I just came across startupbros.com, and I think it's great. Yours and Matt's enthusiasm for entrepreneurship is authentic and it really makes this site stand out from others. Keep it up :)

Psst- his name is Will! The coolest part is connecting with people like you while talking about things we give a shit about. Let's keep connected!

Oops, sorry bout that Will. My bad. (Egg on face).

Nice article, very motivating

I'll forgive you, but only because you showed me "The Secret Weapon"...

Keep going Preston!

Will, I really enjoyed your post on 'Action'. I totally agree, as the best intended plan is just that, an intention. It takes action and execution to see that intention through to reality or LIFE. In busy times there are always excuses to not see through with, or delay the action part, we need to decipher what is really important and become possessed and fixated on executing our plan. Keep up the great vibe...I am a fan of Start Up Bros!!

Thanks for reading Jamie - Youre spot on, as they say the first step of deciding what to do is often the most important one...Hope everything is going well up in Canada :)

You are so right! I like to call people who Get things done, your Go-Getters! Taking the initiative and being assertive always will make you new money. Mr.makingUsmile

For sure! It's so important to just DO THINGS rather than sit around and fall victim to the anxiety and distraction that is killing our society. Thanks for your thoughts!

Well communicated bro!! This is by far the most easily understandable website for rising entrepreneurs. You got a regular visitor to your website from today bro!! Keep up the good work.

Thanks Adeel, glad to hear you liked it! Were trying our hardest to make it easy for entrepreneurs to grow as fast as they can - I'm glad somebody noticed :) Talk to you later, Will

Great article, I totally agree!

Thanks Rachel - I assume your comment is short because you're too busy taking action :-D

Thanks Rachel! Do you make all those toys!?

Better named: "How to not be a wantrapreneur" Awesome, awesome, awesome article. Thank you!

Haha, yea that probably would have been a better title for this one. I wasn't too great at writing headlines and blog titles back then :-D Glad you could look past my spotty titling to see some value - thank you!

Excellent article Will! I, too, tend to get bogged down in all the learning and forget that the doing is what makes it all happen. It's so easy to get distracted and just do what we need to do. Thanks for taking action and writing this great post!

Thanks Joe! 2013 is the first year I haven't gotten, like you say, bogged down in all the learning. I'm sure every year will get better for both of us, as long as we keep taking action! See you on the other side Joe :)

Thank you so simple true and inspiring. Now to implement..!! 8)

Good luck Tania, let me know if I can help! :)

Couldn't agree with you more Phil - I struggle with that every day :)

I have been looking for this type of information for a little while now, confusing myself in where too start and how to start, but ive found what ive been looking for and need to put in into action now, but need to learn more about ebay, alibaba etc, once i get my head around those i should be able to kick start things off, thanks so much for your useful information Will, hope you do well.

No problem, I'm glad I could help! Taking action is definitely key, it's really where all the magic happens. I find that I don't permanently "know" something until I've put it into action. Unless it's concrete in my memory, I forget it within a few months/years without reference...

Will - I would like to thank you and Kyle for assembling such a robust blueprint for success. My wife, and business partner, have been running a successful technology / service / advertising company for over 10 years, but times they are a changin. The "app" world is moving in on our service based business and we're on the hunt to expand our portfolio. In August 2013, we started a medical equipment supply company and it's generating amazing bottom line income. We're now looking to get deeper into product supply, which landed me on your site at 8:30 this morning. It's now 8:00 PM and I literally have a blueprint for success - it is truly amazing. We spent years working our asses off and executing many of the practices that you've outlined, and detailed, in your writings. With several tabs, browsers, computers and a robust spreadsheet full of potentials, we're off to the races. I know that we'll be generating positive cash flow in no time. Again, Thank You to taking the time to be so thorough and keeping the cost right - FREE! Kudos to you both.

Thank you for useful information for me. And I will try to study the benefits that I received it. I would say that your web site is very useful.

Excellent vid guys! Something you may wish to consider is the idea of "compounding" (something I'm sure Kyle can explain much better than I) - in that your results will continue to multiply on top of each other. Undertaking that which you're scared to do over & over does not yield linear results, it's my experience that it yields exponential results. For example, if you talk to someone you've never met before, and end up finding some common ground, the mutually beneficial opportunities which will arise will not detriment the ones you currently have - they will ADD on top of them. This means if you do things you're scared of, not only do you get the opportunities which occur when you do that new thing, but you also get the benefit of the previous things you've done. And the great thing is "taking action" can be as simple as reading this blog. When you think about "taking action", what you really need to consider is the cost of NOT taking action (cliché, but true). Like a ripple on a pond, things spread & although you might not see instant results (you'll generally never see "instant" results of any value), the ripples still go out anyway; for EVERYTHING you do. The best realize that if you work it correctly, your ripples can create more ripples (exponential increase), whilst the short-sighted just focus on the same thing that generated the first ripples; hence why most people end up on the "treadmill". You're correct in that it all starts with "taking action", which is just a synonym for "email someone, write something, read something, or LEARN about something" :)

Thanks for writing this inspiring blogpost. Made me rethink what I am doing at the moment. Will definitely put it into ACTION!

Totally love this article. Thanks so much for sharing... new subbie!

I should read this article once everyday, along with putting into action the many 'brilliant ideas' that i have no matter how small they are.

Not a bad idea :)

This was the first article I ever read from you Will, and I've been hooked ever since. I've followed you into importing, and am now actually making money there! Thank you so much, and please don't stop :)

Keep on growing Hermanth! Congrats on breaking the barrier and making some money - glad I could help :)

It sometimes needs investments of time and labor.

Action is king...however, "Action is only the bridge between your inner world and your outer world." ~ T. Harv Eker Without a proper self image, action will lead to self sabotage and eventually failure.

It's so inspiring article...! Great

how are you doing now lxmi? Your ideas worked out well? :D

Every word of this was just for me at the right time! Good good good article..!

This is probably one of the most important articles that I have ever read because it is so utterly true. And I found it while procrastinating on the book that I am writing by googling about procrastination! Brilliant piece, great job. I am back to work now!

Awesome Man!!!!!

Thanks for writing this article. Motivating me to take action and just start. There's never going to be a perfect time to start something. The act of getting started is best when done in the present. I'm starting now.

Love the article. Don't let planning become procrastination-- action is magnitudes stronger and more helpful in getting you where you want to go. *side note: "fourth" should be "forth" in this paragraph-- "In most cases, what feels unbearable... up at some point now!"

Wow!!! You have done greatly well writing and posting this resourceful article. Am taking action already. Thank you and God bless you

Very nice article! I, too, am on your site reading this article rather than writing what I should be writing - whoops! I call it "research" sometimes :p I actually came across this article when writing my own article about taking action, and what successful people think of action. I believe that there are three things needed for success: 1. A successful mindset 2. Knowledge about yourself, industry, your project or what-have-you 3. Taking action I will arguably say that taking action is the NUMBER ONE piece to success! If you screwed up on all the others, at least you would learn most of it after taking action and learning from experience. So, reader who is reading this, I say this with the utmost kindness - what are you currently doing? Go out there, take action on your goals and get to work! You'll thank yourself for it! -Tiffany | The Success Mountain

I am so inspired and glad to find this article so simple to follow for anyone that is serious with there life.