{"id":642,"date":"2022-12-19T16:03:46","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T16:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uglymugmarketing.com\/blog\/?p=642"},"modified":"2022-12-19T16:03:46","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T16:03:46","slug":"action-vs-intention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uglymugmarketing.com\/blog\/action-vs-intention\/","title":{"rendered":"Action vs. Intention"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Action vs. Intention\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B4uCkjLMVNU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you&#8217;re developing yourself and your skills as a leader, it&#8217;s important to remember that you judge yourself based on your intentions, but you judge other people based on their actions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What does that mean?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That means that I judge myself based on the fact that I intended to send the person the proposal, but didn&#8217;t, so I&#8217;m judging myself on the fact that I intended to do it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But you judge other people based on their actual actions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So did they send the proposal or did they not?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So when we learn to lead other people, we have to understand that we often give ourselves a pass.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We don&#8217;t hold ourselves to the same standard that we&#8217;re demanding of other people.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So when we look in that mirror every day, right, we have to make sure that we&#8217;re holding ourselves accountable for our actual actions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If we&#8217;re gonna call other people out on not holding themselves up to their actions and up to that high standard, we need to first look in the mirror and hold ourselves accountable to that.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, think about intention versus action.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make sure that you&#8217;re holding yourself accountable to your actions, not just to your intentions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>PS Can you relate to any of these:<\/p>\n<p>\u2705 Struggling from project to project<\/p>\n<p>\u2705 A slow trickle of inquiries about your services<\/p>\n<p>\u2705 Your clients only seem concerned about the lowest price<\/p>\n<p>\u2705 Not sure when or where your next project will come<\/p>\n<p>\u2705 Fighting for clients on freelancer marketplaces like Upwork and 99 Designs<\/p>\n<p>If any of those describe you learn more about the Freelance Accelerator: http:\/\/uglymugmarketing.com\/freelance<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll learn how to:<\/p>\n<p>\u2714\ufe0f Have a WAITLIST of high paying, committed clients (rather than starting from scratch each month)<\/p>\n<p>\u2714\ufe0f STOP fighting for mediocre projects on freelancer marketplaces (like UpWork and 99 Designs) and start becoming the GO TO CHOICE and virtually eliminate all of your competition<\/p>\n<p>\u2714\ufe0f Have clients love your work and trust your guidance<\/p>\n<p>\u2714\ufe0f Position yourself to start winning large (5-figure), high-profit projects<\/p>\n<p>\u2714\ufe0f Transition from project-to-project, to having clients on retainers paying you month after month<\/p>\n<p>\u2714\ufe0f Have a steady stream of leads pouring in wanting to do business with you<\/p>\n<p>\u2714\ufe0f Get paid 2x as much for the work you&#8217;re already doing<\/p>\n<p>\u2714\ufe0f Have clients thank you for the privilege of working with you<\/p>\n<p>\u2714\ufe0f Have a strategic roadmap for scaling your business<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As you&#8217;re developing yourself and your skills as a leader, it&#8217;s important to remember that you judge yourself based on your intentions, but you judge other people based on their actions.\u00a0 What does that mean?\u00a0 That means that I judge myself based on the fact that I intended to send the person the proposal, but&hellip; 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