Stop Getting Stuck: Take Action

Student of the Game · Season 3 · Episode 8
Stop Getting Stuck: Take Action
Brad Noll tackles one of the biggest gaps he sees in business and in life: the gap between knowing and doing. In a short, focused episode, he shares three ideas to close it. Activity wins, so launch before everything is perfect. Clarity creates energy, so get specific about the result you want. And relationships win, because people only take action with people they trust.
Key Takeaways
- Information means nothing without action. An uncle once asked Brad whether he had implemented even one thing from his last conference. Consuming content is not the same as using it.
- Launch before it feels ready. Phones get updates every month because companies release, learn, and improve. Taking action creates the feedback that helps you grow.
- Aim to hit about 80 percent. If you hit every goal, they may be too low. Getting most of the way to a big goal means it stretched you and made you better.
- Thinking drives decisions and results. Start with the result you want, work back to the decisions it requires, then look at how you are thinking about it.
- A goal is not a to-do. If it can be done in one day, it is a task. Real goals get broken into daily activities with clear measurables.
- Ask who, not how. Identify who can help you get where you want to go, and who you can help in return. Get as excited about other people's goals as your own.
Chapters
- 00:00The gap between knowing and doing
- 01:34What have you implemented from the last conference?
- 02:22Point one: activity wins
- 04:47Why 80 percent is the right target
- 06:30Feedback is the iteration
- 08:54Point two: clarity creates energy
- 11:14A goal versus a to-do, and the marathon test
- 12:54A big goal of his own
- 14:29Point three: relationships win
- 19:11This week's challenge: act on one idea
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