Today’s Dadly Daily Declaration comes from Chapter 8 (titled #1. When You’re a Cleaner…You make decisions, not suggestions; you know the answer while everyone else is still asking questions.) of Tim Grover’s book, Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable. In this chapter, Grover discusses that Cleaners make a decision to be the best, work at being the best and excel at it.
There are a few gems from this chapter, including the following:
- “Trust yourself. Decide…Every minute, every hour, every day that you sit around trying to figure out what to do, someone else is already doing it. While you’re trying to choose whether to go left or right, this way or that way, someone else is already there. While you’re paralyzed from overthinking and overanalyzing your next move, someone else went with his gut and beat you to it. Make a choice, or a choice will be made for you.”
- “Instincts don’t recognize positive or negative. There’s only a situation, your response, and an outcome. If you’re ready for anything, you’re not thinking about whether it’s a good situation or a bad situation, you’re looking at the whole picture. Thinking does’t achieve outcomes, only action does. Prepare yourself with everything you’ll need to succeed, then act. Your preparation and your instincts are your safety net.”
- “Figure out what you do, then do it. And do it better than anyone else. And then let everything else you do build around that; stay with what you know.”
So, here is what I discovered today from this chapter:
What’s your plan? Everything starts with a simple thought. Every idea, every invention, every plan, every creation…it started with a thought. But to bring the thought to life, you have to put a plan together. Starting a workout, training for a sport, launching a business..you can just think about it, or you can create the plan that will get you there. Be realistic: How much time do you have? How much time will you commit? Is it going to be a priority in your schedule, or are you going to fit it in around your other commitments? Make a plan that truly reflects your goals and interests, and you’ll be more likely to execute. You make a choice and stand by it.
