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10 Ways You Can Do What Only You Can Do<\/span><\/h2>\n

Living A Life of Focus \u2013 Part 11<\/span><\/h3>\n

Do something! This focus statement is simple. It\u2019s like the Nike tagline, \u201cJust Do It.\u201d We have to take action on a priority. It\u2019s not enough to just say what you want or desire to accomplish. In fact, let me say this (<\/span>to the left<\/span><\/a>), don\u2019t say it if you don\u2019t mean to do it. Today let\u2019s make it a habit to do what we say we\u2019re going to do otherwise we won\u2019t say it. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"The Thought or Concept:<\/span>
\n<\/span>I like people who are doing something, don\u2019t you? There\u2019s no reason we\u2019re not doing something. We have too much at our fingertips not to be doing something. We have too many opportunities and resources not to be executing our plans. We have too much technology not to build on what others have created for us to succeed. This focus statement implies that the majority (more than 1 out of every 2 people) are doing nothing, which is life\u2019s default setting. <\/span><\/p>\n

Our daughter, Tamia, would use the word \u201cnothing\u201d when asked what she\u2019s doing and I always ask her \u201cwhat\u2019s a nothing?\u201d My response is \u201cthere\u2019s no such thing as a nothing.\u201d There\u2019s always a something and it\u2019s this something that we need to be doing.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Practice:
\n<\/span>Pamela and I during our year of focusing on this statement discovered 10 encouraging tips to go from doing nothing to doing something.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Go beyond listening and do what it says.<\/strong>
    \n<\/span>We take classes, go to seminars, and even go to church. The last thing on our minds is to \u201cdo something\u201d with what we\u2019ve been given. <\/span>
    \n<\/span>
    \n<\/span>\u201cDo not merely listen to the word <\/span><\/i>[what ordinary folk do]<\/span><\/i>, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.\u201d – <\/span><\/i>    bible.com\/111\/jas.1.22.niv<\/span><\/i>
    \n<\/span><\/i>
    \n<\/span><\/a>How often have you attended a session and heard something that could change your life, yet you lacked the discipline to move on it? It\u2019s timeout for that and it\u2019s time to take the small action you can now.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Do the Work.<\/strong>
    \n<\/span>This book by Steven Pressfield gives us insight into the force that\u2019s keeping us from getting the work done. It\u2019s called resistance. Not to go into the book\u2019s details, you can read it yourself, the point is to find out how to overcome the resistance that you experience when it comes time for you to \u201cdo the work.\u201d <\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Create a list of things you can do. <\/strong>
    \n<\/span>I have a list of \u201cdo something\u201d phrases that will get you going. <\/span>(Say them aloud with excitement.)<\/span><\/i>
    \n<\/span>Do something…<\/span><\/p>\n