Here are three simple steps to make things happen in your life:
DO IT Dr. Norman Vincent Peale put it like this: "Action is a great
restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result,
but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be
successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to
follow. But any action is better than no action at all."
If you wait until you have all the facts or until you know how you
will handle every possible challenge that comes along, you'll never
get started. Begin somewhere. You can't accomplish anything until you
begin. Do it.
DO IT RIGHT One poet put it like this:
"If a task is once begun,
never leave until it's done.
Be the labor great or small,
do it well or not at all."
It's true: if you don't have time to do it right, when will you find
time to do it over? Do it right.
DO IT RIGHT NOW
In the Spanish-American War, as the American
soldiers were trying to capture San Juan Hill, they were thrown back
again and again. The black powder ammunition they were using
pinpointed their position for their enemies. As soldier after soldier
toppled, the troops began to panic. Up rode Teddy Roosevelt, on a
little horse named "Texas," urging his men on. Encouraged by his
bravery in exposing himself to the whizzing bullets, the troops began
to cheer their commander.
"Don't cheer, men," Roosevelt called out to them. "Fight! Now's the
time to fight!"
There is a time to cheer. A time to reflect. A time to plan. A time to
reminisce. But there is also a time to act. Those who accomplish
anything worthwhile know that time is now.
Do it. Do it right. Do it right now. These are three simple steps to
success.
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Steve Goodier Publisher@LifeSupportSystem.com is a professional
speaker, consultant and author of numerous books. Visit his site for
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