You've covered so much and so well, I can't really think of anything to add. Your instructions apply to everyone, leader or not.

The thing that makes my life a mess (thinking in terms of this article here) is not starting. Either I don't know what my next step should be or there are so many options I don't know which one to pursue first. I guess "What other inaction ...?" is not acting, not moving off square one, not stepping into the unknown.