Copyright 2005 Daniel N Brown
Enjoying a good life is common to us all. We all want the same
things, good health, positive relationships, fulfilling career,
and enough money to live comfortably. But, there are others that
want a life of abundance and prosperity. These are the ones that
have dreams of doing great things, having successful businesses,
visiting interesting places, meeting extraordinary people, and
having the ability to help others financially.
If you are going to enjoy a life of abundance and prosperity it
will require some action. This should be obvious. But, sometimes
the obvious is frequently overlooked.
You didn't get to where you are today without taking some sort
of action. So, it makes sense that if you have a vision in your
head about where you would like to be in the future, it will
require action.
The problem with most people is, even though they may have the
knowledge to do some particular thing, they lack putting the
necessary action behind that knowledge.
We often hear that "knowledge is power." But, knowledge is
really only power in reserve. It remains useless if it's not
tapped into by applying action. Knowledge that is not put to
action remains just knowledge in your head and provides no
benefit. It's completely wasted.
To accomplish results, we must couple our knowledge with the
necessary action to attain results. The formula for achieving
results is: Knowledge × Action = Result. If you were to apply
massive action to your knowledge, it would have a faster, and
even greater impact on your life.
Why is it that most people find it difficult to put the
necessary action behind their knowledge? I believe it is nothing
more than a lack of belief.
Your belief system is the driving force behind your behaviors
and your results. If you can change your beliefs, you will
change your behaviors. When you change your behaviors, you will
change your results. Then, when you change your results, you
will change your life.
It all starts with your belief system. Jesus said, "If you can
believe, all things are possible to him who believes" (Mark
9:23).
Now, many things can keep one from believing. But, I think the
biggest factor that keeps one from believing is fear. It is a
fact that it takes courage to succeed. But, keep in mind that
courage isn't the absence of fear, it's the ability to press on
despite the presence of fear. Many times, the solution to any
fear is simply to do the thing you fear. It's amazing how the
fear will disappear!
The smallest of actions, even the ones that seem trivial and
insignificant, can lead to great success. It's been said that,
"Actions, like pictures, are worth a thousand words."
Without action, you could have the greatest idea and the
greatest plan in the world and you would still fail. Whereas a
modest idea and an incomplete plan often produces success when
accompanied by enough action.
You just got to get moving. Sir Isaac Newton's principle that
states a "body at rest tends to remain at rest and a body in
motion tends to remain in motion," definitely applies to the
action principle. Once you've taken the first step, the next
steps seem easier to take.
It's a natural law that if you do nothing, nothing will happen;
if you take minimum action, results are going to be minimal;
but, if you take massive action, then you will be rewarded with
massive results.Hugely successful people, the kind who go from
mediocre to millions almost overnight, know that the major key
to their success was taking massive action.
If you want to become hugely successful you must start at the
beginning. Most beginnings are small, and appear trivial and
insignificant, but in reality they are extremely important.
It's not only the right beginning that is important, it's
beginning in the first place. It's about applying that powerful
little six-letter-word called "action."
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