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Take Action Today! – 5 Reasons Why People Don’t Take Action

Ξ February 16th, 2010 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Educate for Freedom |

Some people are eternal students. They love learning and they are constantly on the pursuit of something new to find out.

Although inquisitiveness is always beneficial, these people are perpetually acquiring new knowledge, because they believe that someday somehow they will have success when they really come to know everything.

Nothing could be further from the truth. Getting the knowledge about something is only half the recipe to success. We have to take action and apply that new knowledge to our lives. That’s the key.

Here are 5 reasons why people don’t take action and how to overcome them:

1. Fear of failure

Our society dictates that failures are bad, so there is a whole generation of people who don’t dare taking action, just in case they fail. Successful people, on the other hand, know that failures are stepping stones to success.

2. Comfort

People don’t want to leave their comfort zone. Comfort is great, but also boring on the long run. We should challenge ourselves to step out of our comfort zone every day.

3. Low Self-Esteem

Many people follow others because they don’t find value in themselves. They can accept that others might be successful in life, but not them. That’s why they don’t even try to take action. They don’t believe they will accomplish very much.

Each one of us is endued with a unique combination of talents and gifts. God created every human being as special and He certainly does not create failures. We create them in our minds.

4. Lack of Determination

Then there is always the impulsive person who doesn’t hesitate to take action, but then gives up when the going gets tough. Don’t be a quitter. When things get tough we should be like bulldogs: just sink your teeth in deeper and don’t ever let go!

5. Procrastination

Then there is always the classical procrastinator. Of course he will take action, but tomorrow, not now. Leaving things for tomorrow is a bad habit that can easily be overcome. Like a famous sports commercial says: Just Do It!

Can Do or Can’t Do?

Ξ February 3rd, 2010 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Educate for Freedom, Self-improvement:Spiritual |

Change #1: I decided to spend quality time with God every day. If it meant sleeping less and getting up earlier, I was willing to do that sacrifice. I knew that having fellowship with the kindest Being in the Universe would affect my life powerfully.

Change #2: I studied His Word and took advantage of every opportunity I had to listen to anointed teachings from Him. I’d download free Bible teachings and listen to them while I cooked, drove in my car, exercised, worked in the garden, etc.

Change #3: I took the quality decision that these new learned truths would govern my life from now on. As I listened to God’s Word, my way of thinking started to change. I started to view myself the way God sees me, as a precious creation of His that had the God given ability to succeed in life. I discovered that He had an exciting, glorious and good plan for my life.

Change #4: I learned the language of silence. Even though my mind was being renewed by receiving high quality spiritual food, my mouth often still spoke things that were contrary to God’s Word. The Bible says that life and death lie in the power of the tongue (Proverbs 18:21). I determined to only speak God’s Word over my life and my circumstances, no matter what they looked like or how I felt.

Change #5: I chose to walk in love. Coming from a dysfunctional family, I had serious wounds of my past and harbored resentment against the people who had hurt me. I decided to forgive and not to take any more offenses, because I knew they would shut me off from God and His blessings. Besides, after spending so much time with Him, He taught me to love the way He loves: unconditionally.

Please note that these changes did not occur overnight. It was only through the grace,–the supernatural empowerment of God–that I could stick through this process without giving up. He was always there, patient and merciful.

He restored my life to a place where people are impressed by my boldness and confidence. What a miracle!

If He did it for me, He can do it for you too!