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Purpose and Possibility

Invest in action

Last updated on: March 13, 2015 at 8:29 pm   by Guest Contributor

Invest in action 2015-03-13T20:29:59-06:00 Guest Contributor

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You determine your actions, and your actions determine you. No matter where you are or what activity you’re involved in, no matter how limited or restricted your situation may be, you can fully determine how you will act within that situation.

The actions you take determine the quality of your life. Certainly, many outside factors have an influence on you. Whether their influence is positive or negative, is completely up to you. The energy of life comes to you. You must decide what to do with it, and make the effort to use it.

You will never be able to completely control your circumstances. Yet by your actions, you can always create precisely the life you want from whatever you have to work with.

Every action you take today will either move you closer to your chosen goal or farther away from it. There’s something you intend to achieve, and the way to achieve it is through action.

There is a very real connection between the things you do and the outcomes you experience. Keep that in mind as you go through each moment of each day. Keep that in mind as you decide how to invest your time and your life. Keep that in mind as you choose your own thoughts and actions. Invest your life in the actions that will move you ahead.

It doesn’t really matter what you desire to achieve. The thing that truly makes a difference is what you’re willing to do to reach that desired achievement. Your willingness to do what is necessary makes the critical difference between merely wishing and actually making it happen. The strength of your desire matters only to the degree that it motivates you to take action.

If every wish was immediately and completely fulfilled, with no effort whatsoever, imagine how tiresome that would soon become. Think of how completely unfulfilling such a life would be.

The real value of any achievement depends on the challenges that must be overcome to reach that achievement. To shortcut the process, even if it was possible, would leave you feeling empty and cheated.

What a blessing it is that achievement requires effort, and that significant achievement requires significant, dedicated effort. The necessity of making it happen is what brings the possibility of making it great, and valuable, and truly magnificent.

Your most treasured dreams are far too valuable to be hidden away. Instead, put them into action so that they become real and vibrant contributions to your world.

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