First Action Best Action

Make sure you check out the free resource library: https://firstactionbestaction.com/resources There are people in our lives who want us to succeed. They want us to thrive and be super happy! They might even be our biggest cheerleaders. They want your life to change for the better…with one important caveat…they want you to change and grow as long as they don’t also have to change. This isn’t because the people in our lives are mean or selfish. Instead, there are spoken and unspoken expectations

Make sure you check out the free resource library: https://firstactionbestaction.com/resources One of my clients recently said to me, “Gene, I want to be like you. I never ever want to be hijacked by my emotions again.” I was flattered by the sentiment, but I told her I was unwilling to teach her my strategy because what she was asking wasn’t possible. It wasn’t impossible because I didn’t think she could learn, or that it was a heavily guarded productivity secret. Instead, I explained that I get

Make sure you check out the free resource library: https://firstactionbestaction.com/resources I had reached breaking point. I was so tired of being productive in short bursts, only to fall right back into my old patterns of procrastination and self-sabotage. As I was evaluating my habits and trying to get to the bottom of my stubborn resistance, I came to an amazing discovery: I wasn’t procrastinating over everything. I was procrastinating over the most important tasks. As I dug deeper I realized

Make sure you check out the free resource library: https://firstactionbestaction.com/resources About 10 years ago I was caught in a constant cycle of procrastination, feeling frustrated with my procrastination, trying some new ways of managing my tasks, having those tools work for a while…until they stopped, which was then followed by yet more procrastination and frustration…and repeat. Just because you know what to do, how to do it, and why doing it is important, does not mean that you will

First episode drops Aug 30, 2021