We hear it
from politicians all the time. Their
talk is filled with all the wonderful things they are going to do, how our
lives will be better and things will change once they start to work. The thing is, they never start. It is not unique to them either. Many people will tell you all they plan to
do. They have great plans and will
achieve great things, but the reality is, nothing seems to happen. Maybe the problem is too much talk and not
enough action.
Success-minded people are people
of vision, not words. You will find that
those who achieve the most are the ones who talk the least. They are too busy doing things to spend their
time talking to others about what they will "someday" do. Success-minded people know that the only day you have is today. There is nothing you can do about yesterday
and that someday never seems to get here.
Honestly, have you ever found “someday” on a calendar? I never have.
“Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned.”
– Peter Marshall
1902-1949
Former Chaplin of the U.S. Senate
I believe that one of the
problems some people face is that they see the small stuff as small stuff. Listen to what is being said and you will
quickly discover that it is all big and grand.
Nothing small or common about their plans. But the reality of life is that nothing big
happens without first doing the small.
It is the small, seemingly insignificant things that change the
world. They are where all the real
action happens. The so-called big stuff is just the result of the
small stuff.
Even in the Scriptures in
Zechariah 4:10 we are told not to look down on small beginnings. Nothing great starts off great. Not even you.
Zig Ziglar always said, "You don't have to be great to start, but
you have to start to be great." You
will never achieve your dreams in life if you wait for it to all happen from
the top down. You need to do the small
things that are seldom noticed before you can do the great things that everyone
sees.
When we see the quiet, hardworking person who is doing what needs to
be done, we can be sure that they will one day achieve far greater things than
the one who talks a good game. I am not
against planning, we all know that you must have a plan of action to get to
your goals. The problem comes in when
our planning is all we do. There must be
a point when the planning, the talking and the thinking stop and the action
begins.
The Scout motto is, "Be
Prepared." You need to be prepared
to act. To be prepared does not mean
that you just know what to do. That is
good, but it is far less than the actual doing.
Get out there and be willing to do the small stuff. Be willing and active in taking care of the
little details so that one day you will have a
big dream. It is in doing the
little that we become prepared for the big.
You
matter! You matter to the world and to
yourself. Remember to be your best, love
God, have good manners, achieve the unknown and change your world.
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