Six Pack Abs And A Billion Dollars

To be clear, I don’t have either. I do, however, have a tactical dad-bod and a mediocre pension … but I’m working on it. There is a lesson to be learned here, so keep reading.

Someone once said, “If all we needed was information we’d all be billionaires with six-pack abs.”  I wish I knew who said that because it’s pure genius. So, what is the point of saying that, anyway? Well, it’s simple, really. Information alone will not get us what we want or take us where we want to go. Information is simply not enough.

Since we live in the Information Age and have 24/7 access to the information superhighway at our fingertips and most of us are not billionaires with six-pack abs, clearly something is missing. So what is it?

It’s action.

We do this every day at work when someone runs from us, takes a swing at us, tries to hide something from us, or lies to us. When these things happen, we don’t just sit back and say to ourselves, “I’ve read about this, I know what to do,” or, “I saw a YouTube video on this once.” No. Because if we did that someone might end up dead. We don’t stop at information. We take action. It is second nature to us. It is instinct. Taking action is no guarantee of a successful outcome, but the alternative of doing nothing is not an option. Life is the same way.

Do you want a better marriage? Don’t just read a book, get to work on it.

Do you want to quit drinking? Do something about it.

Do you want to lose weight and have six-pack abs? Get going.

Do you want to retire with dignity? Start saving.

None of these things are inevitable or will happen by accident or through osmosis.  Yes, information and knowledge are important, but without action they are powerless. We have to put things in motion to cause stuff to happen.

Move stuff. Risk something. Face failure. Fall down. Get up. Go get it. Get after it. Make it. Pack it. Ship it. Try it. Take action. Just do it.

So what are you waiting for?

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• What are the things you want?
• Where are the places you are trying to go?
• What are you doing about it?

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