Ready for Action

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.
- Benjamin Disraeli –

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.
- Dale Carnegie -

The dreams I only thought about, the ones I took no action on, well they are still dreams. But the ones that I took action on, they are now a reality.
- Catherine Pulsifer -

If you can imagine it, you can achieve it; if you can dream it, you can become it.
- William Arthur Ward -

There are 2 kinds of people.

First there are those who said I want to feel good before I do something. And these people normally do not feel ready, they don’t feel competent enough and they don’t feel easy to just do it. As a result they keep procrastinating and they may never be ready to do anything in the end. They are driven largely by their emotions, they are constantly waiting for their emotions and so the swings of emotions freezes their will to take action.

Do you feel like this at times; you rather watch TV than read a good book; you rather sleep in than to wake up and go for a morning walk. And so most times, these people seldom progress ahead, someone else will always come and take their place, they lose out and they short change themselves because of this poor attitude to action.

And as they wallow in inaction and waiting for the right emotions to come, little did they know that doubt and fear creeps into their thinking and emotions. Laziness will also set in and further immobilizes the person. And if you look deeper, you may find that the person is gradually deteriorating to a condition where an absence of goals, vision or passion in life is evident.

On the other hand, there are the ones who said I want to do something and I will feel good in the end. These two types of thinking are worlds apart. This latter group understands that actions trigger emotions. They are disciplined for they know that when they do the right thing they will also get the right good feeling.

They also know that action may not bring immediate happiness as there may be challenges along the way, there may be initial frustrations, and there may be failures. They know that it will bring feelings of satisfaction, joy and wholeness at the end of the journey.

Therefore, if you make a study on successful individuals, you will find that they are action oriented. They didn't stand still and remain motionless even when challenges showed up. Successful individuals are aware that inactivity is a great enemy and a danger.

They pushed themselves and developed the disciplines to take consistent action. They will pause to contemplate and evaluate their progress and once they get the feedbacks, they take a different action or repeat the same and move on until they reach their goals. Their dreams and visions become a reality. They feel fulfilled and empowered and they move on to greater action.

Whatever you want to do, do it now. There are so many tomorrows.
- Michael Landon -

I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.
- Russell Taylor -

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover
- Mark Twain -

Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all.
- Norman Vincent Peale

Yours for a Purposeful Life!