Of the 5 Green Geek Principles, “Just Get Started!” is the easiest principle to understand, however, it’s far and away the most difficult to actualize. Do you ever think, “I’ll get around to it”, “I’ll wait until I feel like it”, or “it’s too difficult to work on a big project right now”. Yeah? That’s what I thought! This stuff is super difficult because at the get go we are at odds with all of our evolutionary traits when it comes to working on anything overly complex or long-term oriented. This post is about tips and tricks to overcome our inertia and get things done!

In our mini-series on 5 Green Geek Principles we’ve covered the logical side of things but not the emotional yet. The last three principles focus on different elements related to motivation. Specifically, principle 3 – Get Motivated to Save (Importance of Near-Term Goals), digs into our inherent obstacles to long-term savings and provides some examples of finding motivation in the present to ultimately help with your long-term goals.

This is the second article in a mini-series on 5 Green Geek Principles. Principle #2 is about appreciating the goal of letting those cents and dollars add up. It’s about better informing the decisions of what to do with each $100 dollars saved from the various actions outlined throughout this site.

As you know by now, one of the two key focuses of this blog is simple wealth building. It is not about elaborate schemes to generate cash or hitting a financial home run overnight. It is not about complex analysis to pick the next biggest stocks and strike it big.