You want success. But are your actions actually pointed in that direction?

Most people don’t fail because they’re lazy. They fail because they stay busy doing what’s easy instead of what’s effective. They waste energy on comfort tasks, low-impact wins, and familiar routines that don’t actually move the needle.

Let’s fix that.

Here are 7 high-leverage actions that create real, tangible progress—and how to apply them with precision, not just hustle.

1. Define What Success Actually Means to You

You can’t hit a target you’ve never named.
Success is personal. It’s not your boss’s definition, or your parents’, or LinkedIn’s. It’s yours. Write it down. Visualize it. Ask yourself:

“What will be true when I’ve succeeded?”
This clarity becomes your compass. Without it, you’re just guessing.

2. Identify the Highest-Impact Actions

Not all effort is equal.
Make a ruthless list:
→ Which actions directly contribute to your definition of success?
→ Which ones are just feel-good filler?
Don’t prioritize what’s fun. Prioritize what works. And yes—sometimes that means choosing discomfort on purpose.

3. Ask This Before Every Task: What Will I Gain By Doing This?

Get obsessed with ROI—Return on Intention.
Before you dive into that “quick task,” ask:

“What’s the actual outcome here?”
Is it a needle-mover or a time-occupier?
This one question can cut 30% of the fluff out of your day—minimum.

4. Cut What Doesn’t Add Value

Audit your day like a turnaround CEO.
Look at your routines, your meetings, your habits. What’s taking your time but not giving anything back?
→ Stop romanticizing busy.
→ Start eliminating what doesn’t serve.
Time spent ≠ value created.

5. Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable

You know that task—the one that sits in your stomach like a rock?
That’s probably the one that matters most.
The ability to move toward resistance instead of away from it? That’s a success superpower. Build it like a muscle.

6. Call Out Your Distractions for What They Are

Distractions wear disguises. Some look like productivity. Some feel like earned downtime.
TV, constant emails, over-researching, “networking” with no plan—these drain you.
Ask yourself:

“Is this moving me toward my goal, or just numbing me from discomfort?”

7. Track the Time You Spend on What Matters

You think you’re doing the hard stuff. But are you really?
Most of us overestimate our focus and underestimate our distractions.
Try this:
→ Set a timer and track your deep work daily for one week.
→ The data will shock you—and unlock your next level.

Real Example: The Real Estate Agent Test

Let’s say you’re a real estate agent. You know expired listings are gold.
And yet—you avoid the calls.
Why? Because rejection sucks.
But if you made just 10 calls a day? That’s 10 minutes. Ten.
It’s not time that’s the barrier—it’s avoidance. And avoidance kills more dreams than failure ever will.

Final Thought

If you want to rise, stop asking: “What do I need to do today?”
Start asking:

“What’s the one thing I’m resisting today that, if done, would change everything?”

Then do that.

Because success isn’t about doing more—it’s about doing what matters.

And that’s what separates the dreamers from the doers.

You ready to step into the doer’s circle?

Let’s go.