Inaction Kills The Mind
- Date: 2007-09-18 - Word Count: 375
Share This!
A very close friend phoned me this weekend and asked a specific question about earning a few extra dollars each month online. For the benefit of keeping her name and details secret I will call her Annie in this article. You see Annie suffers from a severe form of inaction syndrome; she is full of great ideas that never materialize into cash and she is having a problem finding the link that will achieve this.
Somebody once said that knowledge is power, yet we constantly find from readers of our website that they have knowledge to burn and still do not have power. Just look at the academics in Universities all around the world they have so much knowledge that they should control the wealth of the world. In truth they work for peanuts and very few of them ever achieve the power of independence. So knowledge certainly isn't power, therefore we should change that "wise" statement to: "Power is the ability to use knowledge to your own benefit."
That paragraph was inserted because Annie is a typical academic; strong on talk and plans but a little weaker on action. In the period of a twenty minute conversation she expounded a whole list of plans and ideas to make the extra few hundred dollars each month she is seeking. Any one of her many ideas was a potential money maker but she had taken action on none of them. At one time she said: "I'm lost as to what do next."
That was my cue to get involved. "Take action." I advised.
"What the heck do you think I've been doing? How do you think I developed all of these ideas?" She barked back at me.
"No." I assured her. "You have been planning, just like children plan a game. Now you must do something to turn some of your ideas into cash. That is action."
All that is wrong is that Annie was inactive without knowing it. In five minutes we drew up a plan of action and agreed to talk again in a month to review progress. When we finished the conversation she sounded much happier and more motivated than when we started. My guess is that she'll succeed; she just needed a little nudge into beneficial action.
Somebody once said that knowledge is power, yet we constantly find from readers of our website that they have knowledge to burn and still do not have power. Just look at the academics in Universities all around the world they have so much knowledge that they should control the wealth of the world. In truth they work for peanuts and very few of them ever achieve the power of independence. So knowledge certainly isn't power, therefore we should change that "wise" statement to: "Power is the ability to use knowledge to your own benefit."
That paragraph was inserted because Annie is a typical academic; strong on talk and plans but a little weaker on action. In the period of a twenty minute conversation she expounded a whole list of plans and ideas to make the extra few hundred dollars each month she is seeking. Any one of her many ideas was a potential money maker but she had taken action on none of them. At one time she said: "I'm lost as to what do next."
That was my cue to get involved. "Take action." I advised.
"What the heck do you think I've been doing? How do you think I developed all of these ideas?" She barked back at me.
"No." I assured her. "You have been planning, just like children plan a game. Now you must do something to turn some of your ideas into cash. That is action."
All that is wrong is that Annie was inactive without knowing it. In five minutes we drew up a plan of action and agreed to talk again in a month to review progress. When we finished the conversation she sounded much happier and more motivated than when we started. My guess is that she'll succeed; she just needed a little nudge into beneficial action.
Related Tags: take action, call to action, wise, power is the ability, typical academic
If you suffer from any form of inaction we suggest the following link.www.ayecasher.com/action.htmlThis article is copyright © JEM Trust and may be reproduced only in its entirety including the link to www.ayecasher.com Your Article Search Directory : Find in Articles
Recent articles in this category:
- 8 Differences Between Traditional Businessmen And Entrepreneurs
The difference between traditional businessmen and entrepreneurs is not huge-it could be a thin-line - Airless Container Packaging Technology
The choice of an airless container wasn't an impulsive decision for many brand marketers nowadays. T - Laser Processing Of Metals
You may have known that lasers produce very powerful and exact beams of light. As a result, they can - Titanium Metal Powder
Have you ever thought about that how a heavy aircraft can fly high in the air without falling to the - Race To Icd-10 In Healthcare Outsourcing
Healthcare organizations are running a race against time to achieve ICD-10 compliance in medical bil - Benefits Of Tig Welding Machines - The Leading Special Welding Machines
The TIG welding process allows a welder exacts controls which result in a clean weld blob. TIG weldi - Full Time It Support Or Flexible It Support?
When you're choosing what type of IT support to take on for your business, it can be tricky to deter - The Best Sticker Products - Vinyl, Motorcycle & Helmet Stickers
Are you looking for some of the really best sticker printing products? If yes, then it is none other - Jobs At Home: 5 Practical Tips That Will Help Work-at Home Moms Get Organized
As a work at home mom who has successfully been doing it for quite a while now, I have realized that - Choose A Right Virtual Assistant Company For Your Staffing Difficulty
If you simply waste your precious time on daily routines that can easily assign to an employee, Virt
Most viewed articles in this category:
- Discover How to Entertain on a Budget
To most people these two words, entertain and budget, are miles apart. But they don't have to be. Wh - Six Reasons the Merlin Magix is Ideal for your Business
Why the Merlin Magix Phone System Integrated Phone System is ideal as your business phone system - Indian IT's Off-shore Gains
recent revised guidance of Satyam Computer Services (Satyam), the over $1-billion Indian IT se - 7 Sure-Fire Time Management Tricks To Get More Done
Do you know why you don't get all the stuff on your to-do list done? Sometimes it's as sim - How to be Successful in Business
Starting a business and making it work is the primary purpose for having a business to begin with. I - Setting Up a Decorative Painting Portfolio - How Do You Do It?
Setting up a professional looking portfolio is essential to impressing and obtaining clients as they - Home Business Taxes-How To Stop Taxes In Your Home Business From Sneaking Up On You
"Sixty thousand dollars? You guys are joking right?" I had just completed my first year of being fai - The #1 Small Business Phone System
T h e N o . 1 s m a l l - b u s i n e s s phone s y s t e m . . . s i m p l y p o w e r f u l . . .p - Training Employees Within A Budget
Businesses have spent a lot on employee training and their development in order to improve sales, cu - Hollander Consultants Ends 2006 with its Second Highest Year Ever
Hollander Consultants Also has Second Highest 4th Quarter Ever Tualatin, OR: Hollander C