5 Powerful Reasons Why You Must Take Action
March 8th, 2021
5 Powerful Reasons Why You Must Take ACTION
“Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.”
~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe~
“The possibilities are numerous once we decide to act and not react.“
~George Bernard Shaw~
One of the biggest mistakes people make when trying to improve their lives is one of the simplest. They just don‘t take action based on what they learn from blogs or books. And that‘s no good at all. If you aren't already taking action and doing so consistently you really need to start now. Here are five powerful reasons why.
#1 - No one is coming.
This may sound a bit harsh. But the sooner you realize that no one else will do this for you the quicker you will improve your life. Personal responsibility is essential to improve and control your own life. Without that what you want will stay a dream or a sporadic activity/dabbling that leads to pretty much nothing in the long term.
You can blame your problems and lack of success on anyone you like and waste your time and energy. You can get help from family, friends, books, or blogs. But your life is your responsibility and it's up to you to create in the way you choose to.
#2 - Apply the knowledge or it is pretty worthless a lot of the time.
Yeah, reading blogs or books can make you feel good. You are learning about all of this awesome and useful information so it kinda feels like you are making progress and improving your life.
Now, reading positive and helpful material can help motivate you in a world where you may be surrounded by more negative inputs like the news or people around you. Nothing wrong with that.
But many people fool themselves into thinking that reading in some way will replace action. That reading will take care of your problems in some magical way. It´s at the same time a pleasurable and frustrating headspace to be in. You tend to read a lot and think that the next thing will be the magic pill that will finally solve your problem.
#3 - You understand by doing.
There are no real magic pills of course.
When you read a lot you think that you understand things. But you never really understand anything until your experience it. Yes, knowledge can help you to avoid pitfalls and improve quicker. But it can't relate to how it feels to experience something. And it can't relate to how you experience something since we are all a bit different from each other.
When you start doing things you might also discover that things are often a bit more messy in real life than in books where it may seem like you only have to follow a clean ten-step method to get the results you want. But that's part of the fun of living life rather than just thinking and reading about it.
#4 - You raise your self-esteem.
One of the hardest things to do in life is to do the right thing. What you think is the right thing. Not what your friends, family, teachers, boss, and society think is the right thing. What is the right thing? That's up to you to decide. Often you have a little voice in your head that tells what the right thing is. Or a gut feeling.
It might tell you to get up from the couch, stop eating those snacks and go to the gym instead. Sometimes you will put your exercise clothes on and go. Sometimes you will not. Creating a habit where you take action every day and do the right thing is not just important to get the results you want. This step is very important to raise self-esteem and keep it up.
#5 - Time will pass no matter what you do.
“A year from now you may wish you had started today.”
~ Karen Lamb ~
Your life is not endless. Your time is one of the most important things in your life. Don't waste a huge chunk of it. Start taking action towards what you really want out of life today.
