How to Hone Your Ability to Take Action

If you identify your why and set up an effective system, there’s nothing you won’t be able to do.

The ability to take action is a skill that can be learned. It all starts with manageable steps. clkraus/Shutterstock

Psychologist Carl Jung once said, “You are what you do, not what you say you’ll do.”

So many of us have a list of things we want to do, wish we could do, should do, or say we’re going to do. Then we get sidetracked by interruptions, distractions, vices, fear, and avoidance—leaving these goals unfulfilled and our self-confidence eroded.