Post Written By Eugene Morgan The most effective way to do it, is to do it. — Amelia Earhart If we want to get better at something, we have to do it over and over. Doing something once or twice will not cut it. If we do something that makes us uncomfortable enough times, then […]
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Small Steps
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Success will never be a big step in the future; success is a small step taken just now. — Jonatan Mårtensson It is easier to look at the endgame than to see what we can do now to get to our endgame. Success may be far into the future, however, just talking […]
Run On the Right Track
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” ― Will Rogers It is not easy to stay on the right track, let alone sit there while waiting for something to happen. We can’t afford to wait for something to happen, because if something […]
Action Feeds Courage
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Thinking will not overcome fear, but action will.— W. Clement Stone Thinking is the very thing that causes fear. Doubting is a mental exercise that preoccupies our attention away from our goal. The mental energy is being misused until we redirect our energy back to what’s important. If we act in […]
Peaceful Thoughts
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.” —James Allen Our thoughts are what influence our mood, feelings and actions. We are our thoughts. Our thoughts are the extension of our personality. What we say and do is the product of […]
What Matters Most is Today
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.” — Buddha What we do today is what matters most because action can only work in the present not in the past or the future. The past we can only reflect while looking at the future we can only […]
Change The Eyes
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality.— Nikos Kazantzakis Reality always presents itself to us daily. We can’t resist trying to change reality on how we see the world. If we accept reality as is, then we’re forced to use the inner resources that have […]
Plan Action
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “Happy people plan actions, they don’t plan results.”— Dennis Wholey Goals aren’t just meant to be obtained, but to experience. A goal gives us some sort of direction for our actions. Goals look for specific actions to take. It requires many actions to take to obtain a goal. We ought to be patient with ourselves because it […]
True Belongings
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “Your actions are your only true belongings.”—Allan Lokos We can’t take all our belongings with us, but we can take our actions everywhere. The question we need to ask ourselves, is when it is proper to act? It really depends on what action we take in a given situation. We […]
Feeling Motivated?
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Do it, and then you will feel motivated to do it. ~Zig Ziglar We can’t wait on a certain feeling for us to do something. We just got to do it. Even while we’re doing something, we still shouldn’t wait to feel motivated to do more because we’re focused too […]
Antidote For Despair Is Action
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Action is the antidote to despair. ~Joan Baez If we want to keep despair with us, then we do nothing about the situation. If we don’t want to keep despair with us, then we must act with a plan in mind. Action feeds our hope, while sitting idle feeds our […]
Actions Affect Future
Post Written By Eugene Morgan What actions we take now can affect us in our future. Our actions are based on what decisions we make. Our decisions dictate our actions. Even indecision is a decision that can and will affect our future. Therefore, if we look around us, we will see evidence that everything we […]
Take Our Own Action
Post Written By Eugene Morgan We are responsible for our own action. No one can force us to do anything we don’t want to do. Therefore, we cannot blame another for our actions. We make everyday decisions on what we’re going to wear today, what we’re going to eat for lunch, etc. Blaming others is […]
Producing Value Is a Purpose
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Some of us aren’t self-starters. We need someone to push us a little to produce action. If we are a sole person working on a project, it is easy to procrastinate, create distractions. But if we tell another what we’re doing and to have it done a specific time, then […]
It Is Our Choice, Fight or Flight
Post Written By Eugene Morgan We do one of two things; we either fight or flight, when it comes to self-preservation. When we have self-doubts and/or trepidations, and, when it comes to making a change in our lives, we can either choose fight or flight. If our choice is flight for our self-preservation, we will […]
Are You Unable Or Are You Able?
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “He is able who thinks he is able.” ― Gautama Buddha In order words, if we think we’re unable, then we will demonstrate this in our action. We will quickly dismiss without considering the possibility that we may be able to do something we might want to accomplish in our live. […]
Respect Yourself, First
Post Written By Eugene Morgan We first have to respect ourselves before we can demand respect from others. If we disrespect ourselves, it would be difficult for us to respect others. If we disrespect others, it would be difficult for others to respect us. Respect is about doing to others what we would like others […]
The Freedom In Action Breeds Happiness
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.” ― Dalai Lama XIV We have control over what make us happy only if we act. We can’t wait on happiness to anoint us. We have to do something because happiness is an experience. Happiness is also a […]
Unless We Do
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “Nothing will work unless you do.” ˜ Maya Angelou It always starts with us if we want to make progress. Our action is the main ingredient to make something work. Thinking about doing it will not work either. Avoiding the inevitable to do is just our waste of time. There is […]
Without Regrets
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Regretting is about looking back on what we didn’t do. We didn’t act when we knew that’s the only way to move beyond ourselves. We made up excuses. We doubted ourselves. We didn’t want to let go of our comfort. We got to tolerate discomfort if we want to produce […]