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Act Quickly

Posted on March 7, 2026

Some say, “Strike while the iron is hot” and it means a similar thing to act quickly. The idea is that you need to take action immediately when the moment strikes you.

Even if it’s a small thing to do, like a diary entry, a phone call, looking something up online or changing your clothes (for a run or workout), you should do it.

Get that first step started and you instantly gain momentum. This makes it easier and more likely that you will carry this idea forward.

In the end, that is the important part. Get Started. Get going. Keep going.

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Move Swiftly

Posted on April 26, 2021

A comfortable pace is exactly that – comfortable. Consider moving a little quicker. Become a little obsessive. Move swiftly like it’s the day before you are going on holiday for two weeks.

Add a little bit more pace to your step when you are walking. Speak a fraction of a speed more quickly. Come to the point of your comment a little quicker.

This means you might just get more done in your day. Or you might be on time for more events and appointments. It will also mean that you take up less time of others.

If you do not value your time, you are unlikely to value the time of others. Wasting your own time is one thing but wasting someone else’s time is not ideal.

I practice moving quicker by setting an alarm to ring when I should be done a piece of work. If I have some smaller admin items to complete, I set the timer and begin my ‘sprints’. I see if I can work quickly to get the item done in that time. Sometimes I can do it. Sometimes I can’t. But I keep trying and with that I build a habit of hustling through items.

Come on. Move swiftly.

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