Sunday, January 18, 2009

Are You a Talker or a Doer?

This is a great E-Mail I got from a Friend; Which one are you?

As I grow older, and as I watch people, I have learned there are two basic types. There are talkers. And there are doers.

Lots of people are talkers. They tell you all about what they are going to do. They have big plans and good intentions, but all they do is talk. They are always going to do it tomorrow. They're always going to do it later. They're always going to do it. Sound like anyone you know?

Then there are the doers. They might not talk about it at all; they just go do it, and then tell you about it when it is done. Regardless, they DO IT. If they say they are going to do something they do it.

No matter who you are; man, woman, teenager, the results of your whole life will depend on what you DO, not what you talk about!

Would you like to guess which group of people is going to be the ones that experience success in life? Success in whatever they decide to do? You are right. The DOERS!

I learned a long time ago that important things take tremendous work and perseverance. I also learned the closer you get to the realization of that goal, the greater and more intense the obstacles become. It is as if the Universe is testing you to see how much you want it.

One of my favorite people is A.L. Williams. Years ago he went against the tide of standard thinking and began a revolution in Life Insurance. People told him it could not be done. They said there was no way a country-speaking football coach from Georgia could turn the Insurance Industry upside down. He listened, then went and did it anyway.

I am going to steal a concept he used during one of his tapes I listened to. Since I am a good southern guy I am going to speak my language. :)

Be honest enough to acknowledge if you hear yourself in this...

Folks, I have heard it all. I have listened to so many people tell me what they are going to do. I am going to make more sales. I am going to get a promotion by working hard. I am going to start my own business. I am going to make better grades. I am going to volunteer and make a difference in my community. I am going to...?

But.. I just got to do a few things. Just as soon as things calm down at work, I am gonna go do it. Just as soon as I get things together at home, I am gonna go do it. Just as soon as I get my desk clean, and organized I am gonna do it. Just as soon as I learn some more things, I am gonna do it. Just as soon as I have some more money I am gonna do it. Really! I am gonna do it.

As soon as I get smarter. As soon as I get braver. As soon as I have more time. As soon as I get focused. As soon as I read all the e-mails you sent me. Then I am going to do it.

Folks, you are gonna spend the rest of your life getting ready. You are going to spend the rest of your life TALKING about what you are gonna do.

There's only one remedy. You got to go DO IT. Just go DO IT. Don't tell me about what you are going to do. Just go do it. What are you going to do? Whatever it takes to accomplish your goals. Whatever it takes to create the kind of life you want.

Just do it. And if you do it, and do it, and do it... you'll be exactly what you want to be. All your dreams will come true.

Doggone it folks. You just got to quit TALKING about what you are going to do. You got to go DO IT. AND DO IT. AND DO IT. AND DO IT.

JUST DO IT!!

If you have people that you're currently trying to motivate to JUST DO IT. STOP!! If they're not motivated nothing you do or say will get them motivated because motivation comes from the inside. You're wasting your time listening to the ONE DAY people that's not motivated.

I want you to stop what you are doing and think about this for a few minutes - or as long as it takes. Then I want you to write yourself a letter. Make a commitment to yourself of what you are going to DO. Make a list of your goals and put them where you'll see them.

Courtesy of Reginald Crichlow, 11/1/2008

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