Hop to any library, and have a look at the self-help section. Hundreds of books, all full of great ideas on how to completely transform your life.
Or send a few e-mails to successful businessmen, asking them about their secrets for success. The chances are, you will get responses that are packed absolutely full of amazing value.
But you know what? You can’t just release the value packed in those ideas into the world. It’s not ready.
It’s a bit like instant soup. Still missing one vital ingredient.
ACTION.
Good ideas are a dime a dozen. What’s really rare is implementing those ideas.
Why do you think philosophy majors suffer the highest unemployment rate of all college graduates? They have plenty of ideas… but ideas are next to worthless without implementation!
In fact, a lot of us personal growth enthusiasts tend to drown ourselves with good ideas. It’s like watering a plant. Without water, your plant will die. With just the right amount of water, your plant grows and blossoms into absolute beauty. But give your plant too much water… and you will kill it, just as readily as if you gave it no water at all.
And that’s what we tend to do. We read tons of RSS feeds, news articles and books, listen to podcasts, and so on. We consume so many ideas that we sometimes forget that ideas alone have no value whatsoever. You need to add ACTION to create real value from ideas!
That’s why Leo Babauta is so successful with his principle “Do less. Get more done.” When you first hear it, it’s like “What, give my plant less water? But water is essential for life! Surely my plant needs MORE water!” But if your plant is already overwatered, the solution is to give it LESS water.
And the same applies to you. Stop drowning yourself with ideas, and remember – ideas only have real value if you apply them.
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action requires a goal with a plan, resources and control. somewhere along the way many are overwhelmed by doubt and avoid the necessary “risk” of action and give up. our egos want to play it safe by indulging in distracting ideas. organizations and business hide in meetings. i am thankful for your posts and clarity.
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