Comments on: Just Do It! http://www.agileiq.org/2009/01/30/just-do-it/ SolutionsIQ's Agile thought leaders, thinking out loud Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:43:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: David Koontz http://www.agileiq.org/2009/01/30/just-do-it/comment-page-1/#comment-17 David Koontz Wed, 04 Mar 2009 23:11:47 +0000 http://www.agileiq.org/?p=9#comment-17 This begs the age old question - Which comes first Motivation or Action? I'm not talking chicken and egg - there is a real practical correct answer here! Does a body at rest tend to stay at rest? Yes - unless acted upon! Does the spark come before the flame? Yes! Action precedes Motivation. And the phrase 'Just Do It' is the call to action. Motivation to do it right or better will follow. And if you are lucky you'll have plenty of iterations to get better. This begs the age old question – Which comes first Motivation or Action?

I’m not talking chicken and egg – there is a real practical correct answer here!

Does a body at rest tend to stay at rest? Yes – unless acted upon!

Does the spark come before the flame? Yes!

Action precedes Motivation. And the phrase ‘Just Do It’ is the call to action. Motivation to do it right or better will follow. And if you are lucky you’ll have plenty of iterations to get better.

]]> By: Waiting Is the Hardest Part « Feeling Agile http://www.agileiq.org/2009/01/30/just-do-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Waiting Is the Hardest Part « Feeling Agile Mon, 09 Feb 2009 08:14:10 +0000 http://www.agileiq.org/?p=9#comment-2 [...] into the market now, before your competitors do. My colleague Skip Angel exhorts teams to “just do it.” And my own experiences with watchful waiting have shown me the rear end of many [...] [...] into the market now, before your competitors do. My colleague Skip Angel exhorts teams to “just do it.” And my own experiences with watchful waiting have shown me the rear end of many [...]

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