Take Action
Harold had a great idea for a business. Being meticulous, he sat down and drafted a business plan. Then he wanted to avoid any pitfalls so he continued to think through every eventuality, and addressed it in his plan. After that, he thought there were some areas in the plan that needed tweaking, so he continued to work on his plan, refining it, adding to it, adjusting it, until someone else came up with the same idea and started the very same business before Harold could get his idea out of the planning stages.
Planning is great. It provides focus for your actions, but you don’t get any results until you actually TAKE ACTION. Plan well, then TAKE ACTION.
Martene wanted to buy a home. She shopped around until she found the perfect home. Then she hesitated. It was a down market. She didn’t want to purchase a home if the prices were still going to fall. She might get a better deal on the home if she waited just a bit longer. In the meantime, another buyer came and made an offer at a price the buyer thought the market may go down to.
Rather than wait the other buyer TOOK ACTION. Guess who got the house?
Conditions are rarely perfect. Preparation is vital, but cannot replace TAKING ACTION. You can plan, wait until conditions are optimal, then you have to TAKE ACTION or you’ll never achieve what you want.
Even when you act you’ll still have to make constant adjustments to your plan so you may as well ACT SOONER rather than later so you can get started on the path.
TAKE ACTION. Plan and prepare, yes, by all means. But if you never get around to acting, you’ll loose your opportunity.
