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A thought by John C. Maxwell (2015-10-06) from his book, Intentional Living: Choosing a Life That Matters  (p. 14). Center Street. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title of the book to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) I may understand what it takes to get in physical shape but if I don’t do what I understand then I will stay the same physically.   Yes, understanding is important but action make the difference. John says, “If you take action, it will change your life. And that change will begin changing others.”   He then asks a good question, “What task to help others keeps popping up on your ‘I should’ list?”   What is it?   This is where the understanding comes in.   Understanding is important.   Just stop and think for a moment. Then he says, “I want to challenge you to develop the discipline of doing in that area. Every time we choose action over ease we develop an increasing level of self-worth, self-respect, and self-confidence. In the final analysis, it is oft

A thought by John C. Maxwell (2015-10-06) from his book, Intentional Living: Choosing a Life That Matters (p. 13). Center Street. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title of the book to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) Have you ever said when given a task to do, I’ll try?   Have you?   I’ll try to make this marriage work.   I’ll try to lose 25 lbs .    I’ll try to do stop doing this habit.   I’ll try. Well John says, “Trying alone does not communicate true commitment. It’s halfhearted. It is not a pledge to do what’s necessary to achieve a goal. It’s another way of saying, ‘I’ll make an effort.’ That’s not many steps away from, ‘I’ll go through the motions.’ Trying rarely achieves anything significant.” So what does?   John says, “If an attitude of trying is not enough, then what is? An attitude of doing !” He goes on, “There is enormous magic in the tiny word do.   When we tell ourselves, ‘I’ll do it,’ we unleash tremendous power. That act forges in us a chain of pers

A thought by John C. Maxwell (2015-10-06) from his book, Intentional Living: Choosing a Life That Matters (p. 11). Center Street. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title of the book to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) That thought blows away an excuse we use over and over.   I can’t do that.  I wish I could but I'm not good at it.   But  we do anything to keep from starting something new and we waist the opportunities that are out there for us. John says, “To put significance in our stories, we must also take action. Being passive may feel safe. If you do nothing, nothing can go wrong. But while inaction cannot fail, it cannot succeed either. We can wait, and hope, and wish, but if we do, we miss the stories our lives could be.” He then says, “Let me help you by telling you something you need to know. You won’t do well the first time you do anything. You don’t know what you’re doing when you start. Nobody is good at the beginning of doing something new. Get over it… I