Action vs. Intent

[tconnor]

Self Motivation Tips #117
Action vs. Intent

Intent is important but your success comes from your action –what you do. I believe it is important to have positive (good) intentions but show me what a person does and I will show you what their REAL intent was.

• I have friends who have been going to write a book for years, but haven’t started yet.
• I know people who consistently say – some day I will……..
• I have heard hundreds of times – I would like to start my own business, but….
• I have observed thousands of people say they want to lose weight but can’t give up that last french-fry or piece of carrot cake.
• I have heard hundreds of commitments from people who said they would – call me back, meet me at noon for lunch, send me something etc. etc. and never heard a word or saw them.

I will bet you have had many of the same experiences. The real question is are you guilty of any of them? I have been, many times. I Said for years I wanted to lose weight and kept eating and eating myself into oblivion. Said I wanted to write a book for over 5 years before I wrote Soft Sell in 1981. By the way its sales are now over 500,000 copies worldwide and still going strong.

A few questions for you:

1. Is your word your bond?
2. Do you make promises to pacify people?
3. Do you do what you say you will do?
4. Do you let little roadblocks keep you from taking positive action?
5. Do you vacillate back and forth on what you want to do and why?
6. Do you talk about doing things to see how other people will react?
7. Do you talk about doing something to convince yourself?

To know and not do is to not know. Do not tell me what you are going to do – show me.

[johnnyinNY]

This is a really interesting post. If you want to make real changes in your life, you can’t just dream – you have to take practical steps to achieving that dream. James Ray talks about going 3 for 3 in his newest book, Harmonic Wealth. Going 3 for 3 means aligning your thoughts, feelings, and actions towards a common goal. In other words, its not enough to just want to earn more money or lose weight – you have experience that dream on all three levels (thoughts, feelings, actions) to truly make the changes you desire and deserve. Give it a try and let me know what you think: harmonicwealth.com/read

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