I got this in my email inbox this morning. What a great follow up to yesterday's post. God is really affirming that which I need to hear and apply. I may forget this powerful truth tomorrow, so as Zig Ziglar said...
"People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing- that's why we recommend it daily."
July 21, 2014
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Action vs. Self-Delusion
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by Jim Rohn
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Knowledge fueled by emotion
equals action. Action is the ingredient that ensures results. Only action can cause reaction. Further, only positive action can cause positive reaction.
Action. The whole world loves to
watch those who make things happen, and it rewards them for causing
waves of productive enterprise.
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I stress this because today I see
many people who are really sold on affirmations. And yet there is a
famous saying that, “Faith without action serves no useful purpose.” How
true!
I have nothing against
affirmations as a tool to create action. Repeated to reinforce a
disciplined plan, affirmations can help create wonderful results.
But there is also a very thin
line between faith and folly. You see, affirmations without action can
be the beginnings of self-delusion, and for your well-being there is
little worse than self-delusion.
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The man who dreams of wealth and
yet walks daily toward certain financial disaster and the woman who
wishes for happiness and yet thinks thoughts and commits acts that lead
her toward certain despair are both victims of the false hope which
affirmations without action can manufacture. Why? Because words soothe
and, like a narcotic, they lull us into a state of complacency. Remember this: To make progress you must actually get started.
The key is to take a step today.
Whatever the project, start TODAY. Start clearing out a drawer of your
newly organized desk… today. Start setting your first goal… today. Start
listening to motivational cassettes… today. Start a sensible
weight-reduction plan… today. Start calling on one tough customer a day…
today. Start putting money in your new "investment for fortune"
account… today. Write a long-overdue letter… today. Anyone can! Even an
uninspired person can start reading inspiring books.
Get some momentum going on your
new commitment for the good life. See how many activities you can pile
on your new commitment to the better life. Go all out! Break away from
the downward pull of gravity. Start your thrusters going. Prove to
yourself that the waiting is over and the hoping is past—that faith and
action have now taken charge.
It's a new day, a new beginning
for your new life. With discipline you will be amazed at how much
progress you'll be able to make. What have you got to lose except the guilt and fear of the past?
Now, I offer you this challenge:
See how many things you can start and continue in this—the first day of
your new beginning.
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