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October 13, 2009I just got done reading the book Rhinceros Success (which I highly recommend), and there was one part in there that really got me thinking and stuck with me through the whole book. There was a part that said, not only do you have to keep your goal singularly in front of you, but that you need to charge it down as well. Think about it for a second and you’ll see it’s an obvious truth that most of us ignore.
We live in a world that has accepted affirmations and the law of attraction and all sorts of other names for the same thing that has been described through the ages. We become what we think about. But that phrase isn’t entirely correct. There is a little bit more that should be added on. The correct phrase should be “We become what we think about and act on”. I know that for myself, the times in my life when I achieved the most the quickest were those when I believed I could achieve the goal and took massive action towards that goal on a usually daily basis.
Then there are times in my life where I have floundered and basically gone nowhere. What was my problem? I had my goals out there that I wanted, but I took little if any action towards them. I was just wishing they would happen.
Look at your own life. I’m sure you’ll see examples of both things, even though you may not have realized it at the time it was happening to you. Goals without action are simply wishes. And wishes rarely come true. So make your wishes into reality by putting focused action behind them. Start now. Keep going tomorrow. Just do something to make progress and do it now.
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Very well said and I agree completely. Good definition- goals without action are simply wishes. Sometimes though, a vision for something can be held for many years as it slowly takes shape and waits for the right time and place – a kairos moment. There is a distinct difference between a goal and a vision. A goal is more concrete and encompasses a planned outcome, and generally assumes specific steps that must be taken to achieve that outcome. A true vision comes from the soul, a desire for self-actualization in some form. Holding that vision in tension through life experiences, always accepting its amorphous quality will gradually reveal necessary goals along the way- again at the kairos moments. Most importantly, we need to make sure that our visions and goals are not generated by our egos, but come from our divinely connected true self. Ego may supply some of the learned tools to “take it public”, but it must never be the architect.