The Power of Action with Kyle Eschenroeder

In today’s podcast, Kyle Eschenroeder and I discuss a number of the ideas in Kyle’s book, The Pocket Guide to Action: 116 Meditations on the Art of Doing, though there are many more that we were unable to flesh out due to time constraints. I suggest being ready to take notes while you listen in to this episode of the Mancast. The ideas discussed are both pragmatic and powerful when put to use. They’ve had a dramatic impact on my life. I’m confident they’ll do the same for yours.

Show Highlights
- How to discern the difference between right action and wrong action
- What the costs of inaction are and how they compare to the potential costs of taking action
- Why the idea that action requires motivation is a farce
- How to combat the temptation to seek comfort by taking bold action
- How to view failure (and why failure is sometimes worse than inaction)
- The difference between taking action and being busy
- How meditation and times of rest can be forms of positive action
- Why patience is sometimes the best action we can take
- How success from consistent action acts as a step function
- Why it’s important to plan for action
- The difference between satisficers and maximizers
- How to deal with those that hate on you for taking action
- Strategies for eliminating anything that distracts us from the actions we need to be taking

Get Kyle’s Book: https://store.artofmanliness.com/products/the-pocket-guide-to-action-116-meditations-on-the-art-of-doing
Get Access to Kyle’s Course on Taking Action: http://masculinebydesign.com/theactioncourse
Sign Up for Kyle’s Newsletter: http://www.kyleschen.com/letter/
Kyle’s Blog: http://KyleSchen.com
Follow Kyle On Twitter: https://twitter.com/kyleschen

Podcast References:
Stop Hacking Your Life: http://www.artofmanliness.com/2015/04/13/stop-hacking-your-life/
The Dip by Seth Godin on Amazon.com: http://a.co/1HjYKyc
The One Thing by Gary Keller on Amazon.com: http://a.co/aP4ROCB