Making Real Progress, 1.0

Whatever it is, it's an issue. And it's up to you to deal with it. But no matter what you do, it seems it just doesn't want to go away. Or so you say.

People often confuse 'trying and failing' with 'not really trying at all'.

I'm not talking about spinning your boss into thinking you're doing what you can. I'm talking about really doing what you can. And knowing the difference between the two.

Simply stated, the single best step to take when you're stuck is exactly that ... a step. Step-by-step. Inch-by-inch. If you don't own the issue, it's gonna own you. It may already own you. Now that's not how you want to feel as Thanksgiving* approaches, is it?

So what can you do in the next two days to make some real progress? What Decisive Action can you take over the next 48 hours to move your issue meaningfully forward?

Use Thanksgiving as your deadline. You don't want to be another turkey at the dinner table, now, do you?!

(* My apologies to my international readers. Thanksgiving, after all, is a decidedly American holiday. But that doesn't mean you can't still use it to stimulate your own progress, you know.)