The first time I heard the term “MASSIVE ACTION” was from Tony Robbins.
He used it to mean taking CONCRETE action towards your goals until you reach them.
Massive action means doing the things you need to do – risking rejection and failure – even if you’re not 100% prepared.
It means putting yourself out there and doing the stuff that ties your stomach up in knots.
Massive action propels your forward.
And no one loves taking massive action. Especially at first.
It’s tough.
Yet we all want the results that massive action brings.
Now, in contrast to massive action, there’s PASSIVE ACTION (which is something I learned from Brooke Castillo.)
It’s also action, but with no real risk or momentum.
Although most passive action is usually needed, we tend to spend way too much time on it because it’s easy and gives us the false belief that we’re actually moving forward.
Here’s an example to illustrate the difference between MASSIVE and PASSIVE action:
Let’s say you want to go back to school and get your degree.
Passive action is like researching the various degree programs you’re interested in, reading about the courses, and buying your school supplies.
They’re actions that are needed but there’s no risk in them, and alone they won’t get you the result of your degree.
Massive action is where the degree actually happens for you.
Massive action is where you put the money down and register, show up for all your classes and take notes, study everything you learned until you’ve mastered it, and write all your exams.
It can also mean you hire a tutor to get extra help, choose to spend your evenings studying instead of going out with your friends, and volunteer as an apprentice in your chosen field.
In short, massive action means doing everything you need to do to get the result you want to get.
However, it doesn’t guarantee you the result you want your first time out.
You may not pass all your exams, or get the marks you need to get to the next level.
But if you persevere, and do those steps again, continuing to take massive action, you WILL get there.
So let’s apply this to losing weight.
Passive action would be like joining the gym, looking up healthy recipes on the internet, and buying some stylish workout clothes.
They’re needed (sort of), but they’re not the actions that will get you the results you want.
You need to take MASSIVE action to get those results.
Massive action looks like working out at the gym 3 days a week, every week, no matter what; hiring a coach and doing exactly what your coach tells you to do; and shopping for, preparing, and eating healthy, whole foods at every meal.
Now, don’t get me wrong, I love passive action.
It’s simple, fun, and makes me feel like I’m moving forward.
In my case, I love reading, researching, taking classes, and listening to everything about coaching.
But just doing all that doesn’t make me a coach.
Showing up every day, writing this blog, doing videos, giving talks and webinars, teaching classes, and coaching clients… Those things make me a coach.
Those things are my massive action.
I know that without this massive action – i.e. putting my money where my mouth is – I wouldn’t be a coach.
And of course, taking this type of action involves risk.
It involves me possibly making mistakes or failing in front of lots of people, and being rejected by possible clients when I offer my services.
But it also involves me continuing to work, push through, and get stronger when those things happen.
And when I do that I become a much better, more compassionate coach.
So, what would taking MASSIVE action mean for you?
What would MASSIVE ACTION look like for you, to reach your goals?
I would love it if you shared your massive actions in the comments below!
On February 6th I’ll be bringing back my live webinar “How to balance your hormones (and lose the belly fat.)“
If you want to experience it again, didn’t see it the first time around, or would like to forward it to a friend, here’s the link to sign up (it’s free!):
Keep moving forward my friend,
Debbie