Take the first step

Taking the first step is the simplest way to success yet the hardest to be done. Many plans how are they going to move towards success but majority of them quits because they do not take the first step

"Take the first step, and your mind will mobilize all its forces to your aid. But the first essential is that you begin. Once the battle is startled, all that is within and without you will come to your assistance.” - Robert Collier

“Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” - Martin Luther

There's no use thinking of ways to improve, to tackle problems in life or to succeed without any actions. We need to take the first step and take actions. Improvements in life needs to be initiated because it doesn't come naturally.

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." - Confucius

Are you taking the first step to reach your destination today ?
Well, if you haven't do so, do it now as there is no right time to take actions other than now.

Knowing is not enough!

“It's not what you've got, it's what you use that makes a difference.” - Zig Ziglar

"All know the way; few actually walk it." - Bodhidharma

“I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.” - Leonardo da Vinci

“Learning is finding out what you already know. Doing is demonstrating that you know it.” - Richard Bach

"Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue is doing it." - David Starr Jordan

The Bible tell us in James 1:22-25 (NKJV) -
"But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does."

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The True measure of a man

Deeds, not creeds, are the true measure of a man.

Deeds are fruits, words are leaves. A good deed is one that brings a smile of joy to the face of another.

“Love is shown in your deeds, not in your words.” - Fr. Jerome Cummings

“It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it” - Benjamin Franklin

"Well done is better than well said." - Benjamin Franklin

"A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love." - Saint Basil the Great

The bible in Matthew 7:11-12 (NKJV) tell us that

"If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him! Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets."

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Practise makes perfect

“If your're not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he'll be ready to take your job.” - Brooks Robinson

You'll develop more power, physical, mental, or any skill in 30 minutes of practice than in 20 years of positive thinking. No one ever became a champion athlete or master musician in 20 years of positive thinking about music or athletics unless he also practiced.

"Knowledge and timber shouldn't be much used till they are seasoned."

“Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.”

“All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.”

Paderewski said: "The only way to become a master of any skill is first to become its slave. And that takes practice, practice, practice." There can be no gains without pains; no victory without drudgery. Before a general can give commands, he must first take commands...as a trainee.

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Action generates inspiration

"Motivation is the fuel, necessary to keep the human engine running." - Zig Ziglar

We all need someone or something to inspire us to bring out our best. Nevertheless, genius is one percent inspiration and 99% perspiration.

The great composer doesn't work because he's inspired. He's inspired because he works. Action generates inspiration ten times for every time inspiration generates action.

“We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always generates inspiration. Inspiration seldom generates action.” - Frank Tibolt

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Knowledge is only potential power

Enjoy doing what you know you can excel.

People, with rare exceptions, do not fail because they lack knowledge, education or talents. They fail chiefly because of what they do not do.

"The great end of life is not knowledge but action." - Thomas H. Huxley

What we need around here is not more "knowing" but more "doing"... not more knowledge, but more action. A sure sign of progress is: quit reading and start doing - taking action.

Knowing is not enough; So ensure you use what you had acquired!

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Sow much, Reap much

The Bible says in 2 Corinthians 9:6 (NKJV) - "... He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully."

If you want more, think more, create more, achieve more... and you will receive more.

There are two ways to increase your money - earn more and save more.

If you want to earn more, learn more.

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You must take action

Knowing does not induce action. It takes feeling to induce action. Our actions is driven by our strong inner feeling, some intense emotion, some inner compulsion, pull, urge, vision, goal or purpose in life.

“You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough! You must take action.” - Anthony Robbins

The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.

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Hard work? Keep it up!

If the going is real easy, beware, you may be headed down hill.

Dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price. - Vince Lombardi

"Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential" - Winston Churchill

“Many of the great achievements of the world were accomplished by tired and discouraged men who kept on working.”

Never, never, never give up.

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Be Responsible

Accepting responsibility is accepting challenge.

"The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing." - Albert Einstein

"Ninety-nine percent of all failures come from people who have a habit of making excuses." - George Washington Carver

I would like to illustrate this with the story about four people: Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody.

"There was an important job to be done and Everybody was asked to do it. Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did. Somebody got angry (about that) because it was Everybody's job. Everybody knew that Anybody could do it, but Nobody realised that Somebody wouldn't do it. And Everybody blamed Somebody because Nobody did what Anybody could have done."

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Don't wait! - Start now

A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. - Lao-Tsu

To win, BEGIN. All winning starts with beginning. The hardest part is always the start. A thing begun is more than half done.

Beginning - taking the first step, generates momentum, the emotional energy, the inner urge - motivates you to take another step, then another, and another. That momentum, once started will continued until your task is done."

Most failures are caused by not realizing the power of momentum -- getting started.

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Acquire Good Habits

Guard your habits - bad ones will destroy you. Good habits are hard to acquire but easy to live with. Bad habits are easy to acquire but hard to live with.

Force the habits you consider best for you. Time will make them natural and easy. Most harmful habits are too weak to be noticed until they're too strong to be broken.

Guard against getting into the habit of mere reading. Promote yourself to more doing.

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People is one of those books that can be helpful in this area.

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