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Contrary to what many new philosophies state, tossing a thought out into the universe is not the magic answer for achieving goals.  Of course, positive mental attitudes and positive energy or thoughts are essential for success.  However, some have read or watched movies about thinking about success and POOF!  You are successful.

Our purpose is not to discount the new philosophies.  We do not.  However, sitting around and waiting for your goal to be delivered to your front door by the FedEx carrier is wasting time.  In fact, we would suggest that thoughts and goals without action will generate success with about the same odds as winning the Powerball lottery game.

Action is the key to achieving a stated goal.  If you have the “want to” you will be chomping at the bit to take action.  If you have the “know how” you have probably already taken action.  If you don’t have the knowledge AND know-how, perhaps your first actions should be a learning process. 

As we stated in a previous post, there are only two reasons we do not achieve our goals.

1. We don’t know how, OR
2. We don’t want to.

If you have the know-how and the want-to, ACTION is required.  Please note there is a major difference between knowledge and know-how.  Knowledge is more or less what some people call “book learning.”  Knowledge is fact, premise, theory, concepts and the like.  Know-how indicates action.  Knowledge is potential power.  Know-how is the first step towards taking action.

In other words, if you have the know-how you are ready to begin.  If you do not possess the knowledge AND know-how, the first action one should take is to learn what it takes to achieve your goals and the know-how necessary to get it done.

All too often we get hung up in the planning stage.  We plan and we plan and we plan.  We collect information.  We read and research.  We do all the preliminary “stuff” but we never get into action.

Perhaps, today is the day to get into action.  Remember, inertia is the tendency of things in motion to stay in motion.  Get rolling.  Begin today.