6KEYSTODEVELOPTHEACTIONHABIThttp://paidtoexist.com/6-keys-to-develop-the-action-habit/Anideacanbeprofound,butitisuselessunlessused”-RichardBach,AuthorofJonathanLivingstonSeagullWeallknowofcoursethatresultsarethecauseofaction.Buthowdoyoudevelopthehabitoftakingaction?Inorderforustosuccessfullyimplementthehabitoftakingaction,wehavetolearnhowtouseourimaginationandindependentwilltoovercomeourconditioning.Wehaveauniqueendowmentashumans,weareresponsible.Whenwetakeacloserlookatthewordresponsibilitywefinditsrootscomefromthetwowords;responseandability.Wehavetheabilitytorespond,ortheabilitytotakeaction.Whenwemakethedecisionofbecomingresponse-able,weacceptthatourlivesaretheproductofourchoices.Thechoicetotakeaction,ornotwillultimatelydetermineyourresults.Ifyouwantresultsinlife,youmustmasterthehabitoftakingconsistentaction.1.YourenvironmentisaproductofyouThereasonmostpeopledon’ttakeactionisbecausetheythinktheyareaproductoftheirenvironment.Thisisaclassiccaseofdeterminismandadistortedviewofreality.Thisthinkinggetsusnowhereasitleavesourfatebeyondourcontrol.Ifourcircumstancesarebeyondourcontrol,naturally,we’lllackmotivationtotakeaction.What’sthepointwhenwe’reaproductofourenvironment?Here’swhatthistypeofthinkinglooklikes:Asyoucansee,thisisalinearthinkingprocess.Here’swhatisactuallyhappeninginreality:Youmightask“Jonathan,whydidyoumakethearrowsrainbowcolored?”Goodquestion.Ithinkdiagramsareboringingeneral,whichiswhyIhesitatedtousethem.HoweverIthinkforthispurpose,it’sgoodtobeabletoseethedifference.Therainbowcolorsarejustforaddedeffect.Ifyoureallyneedameaningthough,perhapsit’sbecauselifeismuchmorecolorfulwhenyouseethingsclearly.=)Whenwecanseethatthisisacontinuouscycle,werealizethatourenvironmentisaproductofus.Ifourenvironmentisaproductofus,welljeez,thatmeanswehavetotakeresponsibilityforit,don’twe?Ifyouwanttogiveupthatresponsibility,fine,liveadeterminedlife.Butatleastmakethatdecisionconsciously.2.FollowyourpassionThismayseemlikeano-brainer,butmostpeoplegoforexactlytheopposite...
