We’ve all heard the expressions. Most of us have used them ourselves. “I’m like a sponge, soaking it all up.” Or “I’m just here to take it all in.” Then there’s the old “You learn something new everyday!” Well intended of course, but when are you going ring out all that you’ve soaked up?
Knowledge is Power. Unless it’s Stored.
The title for this post came from Chris Brogan and his post on Finding Your Inspirational Code. He made the point that “Learning without execution is a big engine with no wheels.” Think about that for a minute. A big engine with no wheels. A nice blog with no posts. A proven diet, with no adherence. A marketing plan with no execution. A dream with no work ethic. Knowing how and doing it are far too often unrelated.
Stop reading the Script and Start Playing the Part
That means you. You run a business and you’ve heard of Twitter. You’ve been on Facebook. You still don’t get it but you don’t ask either. And you. You’re not happy with what you see in the mirror. Yet those cross trainers still have that new shoe smell. I see you Mr. Author. That great book idea isn’t going to write itself.
No More Excuses. No More Resolutions. No More Planning. Just Doing.
You know why some people make new year’s resolutions? Because they didn’t do it this year. Why haven’t they already reached that goal? It was indeed a goal right? Stop telling people why you didn’t do it. Start explaining how you did it. Stop planning, adjusting, and scrutinizing. I too love it when a plan comes together. I love it more when it’s executed.
People know you for what you’ve done, not for what you plan to do.
~Author Unknown
Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.
~Abraham Lincoln
Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.
~Will Rogers
Write those quotes down. But then what? What have you’ve been meaning to do? What’s your role? You’ve studied the script. You know all the lines. Now play the part. You’ve thought about it long enough. You’ve read the books. You know the material. Do it.
Let’s take it a step further. Let’s be accountable. Leave a comment and name something that you’ve been meaning to do. Include your twitter handle – because I’m going to give you a little window of time, a window of opportunity, and then I’m going to check in and see if you’ve made progress. Real progress. The doing kind.
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