FEATURED MAY 2008 GUEST: Jack Canfield
THE POWER OF TAKING ACTION

"What we think or what we know or what we believe is, in the end, of little consequence. The only consequence is what we do. "

- John Ruskin

TAKE ACTION

The world doesn't pay you for what you know; it pays you for what you do. There's an enduring axiom of success that says, "The universe rewards action." Yet as simple and as true as this principle is, it's surprising how many people get bogged down in analyzing, planning, and organizing when what they really need to do is take action.

When you take action, you trigger all kinds of things that will inevitably carry you to success. You let those around you know that you are serious in your intention. People wake up and start paying attention. People with similar goals become aligned with you. You begin to learn things from your experience that cannot be learned from listening to others or from reading books. You begin to get feedback about how to do it better, more efficiently, and more quickly. Things that once seemed confusing begin to become clear. Things that once appeared difficult begin to be easier. You begin to attract others who will support and encourage you. All manner of good things begin to flow in your direction once you begin to take action.

TALK IS CHEAP!

Over the years of teaching and coaching people in my company and in my seminars, I have found that the one thing that seems to separate winners from losers more than anything else is that winners take action. They simply get up and do what has to be done. Once they have developed a plan, they start. They get into motion. Even if they don't start perfectly, they learn from their mistakes, make the necessary corrections, and keep taking action, all the time building momentum, until they finally produce the result they set out to produce...or something even better than they conceived of when they started.

To be successful, you have to do what successful people do, and successful people are highly action-oriented. Enroll in the course, get the necessary training, call the travel agent, start writing that book, start saving for the down payment on your home, join the health club, sign up for those piano lessons, or write that proposal. Nothing happens until you take action!

Jack Canfield, America's Success Coach
Taking you from where you are to where you want to be!

*Excerpted from The Success Principles; How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be, By Jack Canfield: HarperCollins, 2007, pages 98-99.