Take Three Specific Actions
I have made it a life-long habit to do at least three things
every day [no matter how small each is] that move me forward.
These are listed in the top right hand corner of my day
planner.
On this list are a group of simple actions or goals for the
day
that when completed will move me closer to my quest.
It might be sending out a thank-you letter, thereby building
a
relationship. It might be making a phone call to a specific
client either to sell something or to develop rapport. It
might
be to design an ad, write two pages of a new book, or call
the
library to get information. The tasks change every day; the
only
thing that does not change is my resolve to accomplish at
least
three of them each and every day. Every one of them is
positive.
Every one of them makes me feel good for having done it and
it
will make you feel good as well. Every one of them can be
done
in a relatively short amount of time. That means every week I
cross at least 21 items off a to-do list. Now you know why
I'm
always in such a good mood! I even cross them off with a red
pen, it's a power color, and a powerful feeling. And, if for
any reason I do not get these three items done, and those
days
are rare indeed, then the ones I did not complete get added
on
to the next day's total.
Winston Churchill once said, 'There are plenty of good ideas
if only they can be backed with the power of action.'
Although
goals and strategies are very important, the greatest plans
in
the world won't amount to a hill of beans without action.
Virgil understood this many centuries ago when he said,
'Fortune
favors the bold.'
No matter where you stand in your business, career or life
[and
no matter what challenges you now face] when you make the
conscious decision to become a person of action [rather than
being indecisive] you instantly turn the tide of life in your
favor. Often, if you are mentally ready for action,
opportunities
will present themselves in the most unusual ways, and you
will
find yourself involved in new and interesting endeavors.
Action
has a way of increasing opportunity, while procrastination
and
inaction always inhibit success.
As Benjamin Disraeli said, "Action does not always bring
happiness;
but there is no happiness without action."
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