Ready, Fire, Aim!

You have done the best of analyses and plotted the most perfect of plannings to move yourself ahead, yet you still find yourself stuck at where you are. What is still missing?

ACTION.

Here are some important things I learned from this chapter, "Principle #13 - Take Action":

Most people are familiar with the phrase "Ready, aim, fire!" The problem is that too many people spend their whole life aiming and never firing. They are always getting ready, getting it perfect. The quickest way to hit a target is to fire, see where the bullet landed, and then adjust your aim accordingly. 

Planning has its place, but it must be kept in perspective. Some people spend their whole lives waiting for the perfect time to do something. There's rarely a "perfect" time to do anything. What is important is to just get started. Get into the game. Get on the playing field. Once you do, you will start to get feedback that will help you make the correction you need to make to be successful. Once you are in action, you will start learning at a much more rapid rate.

All successful people have one thing in common - they are experts in putting their thoughts to action. What differentiates these people from the rest is their tendency to act, rather than being bogged down by tedious analyses and meticulous planning. Because they have taken more action than most people do, they get to learn more valuable lessons which average people don't get to learn, which is why they are successful.

"You can never learn less; you can only learn more. The reason I know so much is because I have made so many mistakes." ~ Buckminster Fuller

Another common trait of successful people is - they don't wait for chance, they create their own chance. These people do not rely their success on others, because there are simply too many things in life that are out of our control. Therefore, they choose to be in total control of their success.

"If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to meet it." ~ Jonathan Winters

If you want to move ahead in life, you need to MOVE!

If you want to be successful in life, you need to take ACTION!

And the best time to do so is NOW!