Ultimately, a decision is not a decision until it's acted upon. Until that point, it remains a dream.

Here's how to ease yourself out of procrastination and into action using what I call "triple A" method...

Accept -> Ask -> Act

Step #1 - Accept

Accept uncertainty is a part of life.

Just by doing this, you'll become aware of your feelings surrounding a decision and put them into perspective by relating them to your own primeval craving for certainty.

Realize that even with best analysis, careful planning, and due diligence, outcome can never really be known in advance and there comes a time when you've got to take risk and move forward.

Step #2 - Ask

Ask yourself: "What's worst that can happen here?"

Look at worst case scenario, and ask yourself what you'd really lose from it. Most often, it's a lot less than you might have feared.

And what can you do if worst scenario was to materialize? Could you backtrack? Change direction? Start again? Few things are ever truly final.

Usually you'll find you've got nothing to worry about.

Step #3 - Act

Finally, act. Just do it. Take next step.

Making a decision and acting on it is enormously liberating.

You get a sudden burst of momentum as you cast off shackles of procrastination and finally move forward towards your goal.

The old maxim "If in doubt, leave it out" is essential advice when driving or engaging in other hazardous activities.

For most decisions in life, though, you can afford to take a little risk and start living.

The next time you feel stuck, use 'AAA' technique to help you move forward.

Accept. Ask. Act.

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So often, as we move through life, when we decide to institute some new action or behavior, in order to move out of 'status quo' we find it necessary to move from one extreme to another. We go from no activity to trying to spend 3 hours at gym or walking a mile. We go from no focus on quality to filtering every last thing we do through a quality sieve. We go from spending all of our time home alone to being out and about 6 nights out of 7. This, I call 'Pendulum Effect' and it works hand in hand with Goldilocks Principle.

Although we intuitively know what is 'just right' for us, we do use clues. And clues we use are from extremes. Too hot, too cold. Too little, too much. Too hard, too soft. Too black, too white. We know when something is 'too' anything for us. The Pendulum Effect allows us to take action. And Goldilocks Principle let us know when enough is enough. The important trick is to remember to ask 'What is 'just right' for me, right now?'

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