4. Implement and Improvise
Inertia of rest often sets in simply because we are waiting for things to be perfect.
The truth is – they never will be. There are beta launches of websites and software and developers often fix bugs as and when they come up. Manuscripts are edited multiple times before they are ready for print. Masterpieces rarely get produced in one go. In waiting to perfect your remaining 20%, don’t put your first 80% on hold!
The point being – ‘implement and improvise’ is a great way to keep up the momentum of action and not let yourself become a procrastination ninja by waiting around for the perfect time. You have your set of goals, you have a plan to achieve them, you work on it now. Don’t wait.
And people who write down their goals are more likely to be in the implementation mode – for they know what is it that needs to be done. Rest of us are generally clueless amidst the general chaos of life 
As Lao Tzu puts is beautifully, ‘The journey of a thousand miles begins with a step”. No matter how daunting your work might seem, if you never begin, you will never reach. Be it daily goals, weekly goals, monthly goals or yearly goals – your baby steps count. Don’t underestimate the power of being a ‘work in progress’. But there will be no progress, if there is no work at all.
Believe in your baby steps. It is similar to how you do a plank exercise. Initially you won’t be able to hold for even 10 seconds. But with daily, disciplined practice, I have seen people reach up to 5 minutes. But those first few days are important; when you force yourself to keep aside your utter laziness and just do it because your rusting body probably needs it very badly.
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