Why Success is About Action?
"Action is the foundation KEY TO ALL SUCCESS"- Pablo Picasso
It seems to go without saying that to get anything done, you have to do something. However, many never do anything. They dream and plan and hope, but do not do the things that will lead them to their goals. Pablo Picasso said, "Action is the foundational key to all success." His words are so fundamental, they should not even have to be said. However, the goals that are never achieved can often be traced directly back to this very quote. To achieve your dreams you need a foundation of action, built with planning. If you plan and take action there are no heights you cannot attain.
Daily action is the silver bullet
When you see people achieve great success, it is tempting to believe that there was one big thing which they did to achieve that success. You may then set about trying to discover what that silver bullet was. Everybody wants to be successful, but not so many want to accept that success is achieved by hard work rather than one specific act.
Daily action is consistent and persistent
When Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen wrote their first ‘Chicken Soup for the Soul: Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit’ book, they sought a great deal of advice on how best to market the book. In ‘The Success Principles(TM): How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be’ Canfield tells how they settled on ‘the rule of 5’. This meant that every day they did 5 things to promote the book. Some of the examples which Canfield provides include:
-5 Radio interviews
-Send a copy to 5 book reviewers
-Send a copy to 5 celebrities
The term, ‘overnight success’ is used too often and is rarely accurate. There are very few people who achieve success quickly, due to one or two actions. Those who do achieve success quickly rarely hold onto that success. In reality, the old saying ‘It takes a long time to become an overnight success’ is true. A lot of work goes into achieving a major goal. Much of this work goes unnoticed but without it, success would not be possible. The most successful people have big goals but they know that if they are to achieve these goals, they need to turn them into daily action which they can take to bring them closer to the goal. At the end of each day, ask yourself one question ‘What action can I take tomorrow to bring me closer to that goal?’