![]() In fact having too many things to do and choices to move forward can be paralyzing and limiting. Research by behavior researcher Barry Schwartz has shown that excess choice does not empower. ![]() Take one small action in the here and now and on one task that is bothering you. The simple solution to this dilemma: Begin with one task and get it completed before you go to the next. When you take on more that what you can accomplish, you feel a lack of energy and direction. These resources can run out and need to be replenished. Research has shown the limited nature of human resources such as attention and will. This is one of the major reasons why I do not have the motivation to take action. I think that one of the main reasons that I feel overwhelmed is because of fragmented attention. This is quite tempting to do but often unproductive. One of the main reasons why you get pulled in too many different directions is because you are taking on too much. But when asked about what they regret most when they look back on their lives as a whole, people tend to identify failures to act.” ― Barry Schwartz, The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less “When asked about what they regret most in the last six months, people tend to identify actions that didn’t meet expectations. ” ― William James Idea 1: Taking On Too Much At One Time “Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action. What are some ideas to achieve consistent action? You begin great but have to decelerate because your momentum is not sustainable. You desire action but the gravity of fear and doubt is too great to move forward. You want to take massive action but you might have not chanced upon the structures and habits that allow you to do so. Have you had a scenario where you get very excited to take action but you achieve little consistent action? If you are like me, you may have faced a scenario like this before. ![]() You are ready and make the resolution to take action and bring about massive changes. You may be reading blogs and ideas and books that fill you up with brand new ideas. You may also feel excited to begin and inspired to move forward. Why do we have such a problem with taking action? Often, you may have the best intentions and aspirations for your plans. What better way to finish the year than with a post on action? Let us begin! "We had a fair few problems at the start of the season this time we had a couple of hail storms which devastated a lot of the local crops as well and we had floods and I had a cockatoo problem and all sorts of things.“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” ― Mahatma Gandhi In the end he fell just short recording 86 kilograms for his largest melon, but he's still pretty proud of his monster melon. "This is the biggest one I've grown so far." ![]() Mr Sturgess has been growing melons for the competition for about eight years and thought he might have had a winner this year. The large crowd held their breath as Mr Sturgess lifted his gigantic melon onto the scales wondering if he would break the 87.5 kilogram record. Just as the crowd had given up on a melon breaking the 87.5 kilogram record held by Bernie and Matt Davies, Kyron Sturgess arrived The early melons arrived weighing in the 40 kilogram range and the crowd murmured away wondering about how anyone could possibly grow a melon larger.Īfter about half an hour of waiting the growers stepped up the action with several growers recording melons in the 70 kilogram range. The whopper melon competition is one of the Melon Festival's showstopping eventsīy 3pm on Friday, February Fuller Place on the town's main street was busting out with people as contestants wheeled their melons scales. Quirky melon-themed events once again drew thousands of people to Australia's melon capital - Chinchilla - in Southern Queensland.
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