Friday, December 18, 2015

Think & Do: The Way For You

Fellow Humans,

Two things you always have control over, no matter what the circumstance:

Thoughts and Actions.

When chaos abounds, you can at least control what you think, and what you actually do.

Sure, your emotions might run wild, and you'll have to manage that.

Your energy might tank, or go all willy-nilly, or surge - and you'll have to roll with that.

And, the more you focus on things around you (which you can't control), the more powerless you'll feel.

Tragic, isn't it? You, the good willed person are really concerned, and no one seems to care. You stress yourself out wondering how and when others might act.

You don't get it.

But, now you can:

"He who rules over his spirit is greater than he who takes a  city",

and,

"The Pen is mightier than the sword"

-->Question: Where do these words of the pen, which are mightier than the sword, come from?

Your thoughts.

What you choose to immerse yourself in, whom you choose to listen to repeatedly, and what you choose to focus upon, will drive your consciousness in a certain direction.

It's not a perfect track record, but it's certainly a trajectory. We can thank God that not everything  we think, say or do becomes an instant, permanent reality!

The irony is this: When you begin to focus primarily on what you think, and what you actually do (not what you feel like doing), you begin to grow. YOU become a more and more powerful influence upon the earth, and to those around you.

And then what? They take note! They notice the change. They might inquire about, or make fun of you, or keep silent and observe to see how long this change lasts.

But, by making the changes, you give the opportunity for a physical contrast that THEY now have to deal with, which in turn exposes them to the reality that they could change, too.

Some people respond negatively to your good efforts - which says more about them than it does about you.

Some people are positive, but not tangibly supportive. They are a bystander

Some people are encouraging, and will start to walk the path with you. Let them help - progress always happens faster in a like-minded-focused community.

A word on getting started: You can even say "I don't feel like doing this!" and then, just let yourself start doing it anyway, while you still don't want to, and keep at it, little by little. You can complain the whole way if you want - because, sometimes, just verbalizing with honesty what you actually feel, but doing the right thing anyway (or, at least part of the right thing), is a powerful way to get started.

And the key is to start. As it has been said "Starting doesn't guarantee you'll be great, but you can't be great if you don't start"

There is an old proverb that says "Honor God's Commands and grow rich. Ignore The Word and suffer"

--->My take on that: If you are attentive and believing in regards to how things actually work from God's perspective, you'll end up doing things right, which always works, which yields great rewards, tangible AND intangible.

After all, the only shortcut is to do it right the first time; and the good news is this: Doing it right works every time!

Napoleon Hill alluded to, but refused to be explicit, in his classic Think and Grow Rich. By wanting to engage and get started, you are already thinking in the right direction. And, it may seem obvious, but the very next step is to start doing.

You think, and you do, in the same direction, one after another, one with another. That's how you get on the way you've wanted to go.

It's not one or the other - it's both. Keep thinking, keep doing. Keep refining, keep practicing. 

Get the help you need. Get expert advice, soak yourself in good words, get helpers, partners, supporters, invest some cash into a few tools - but get started, and KEEP doing what has been shown to work for others(if you don't know where to start), and keep refining that to get to what works for you, right now.

One more thought, a Japanese Proverb: "Dreaming without action is illusion, action without dreaming is misery"

Here's to getting ready to win - and then winning,

JG

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