Inspiration Stagnation

When people fail, it’s generally not because they don’t know what to do. It is that they don’t do what they know. 

People who are suffering from the deficiency of not knowing what to do can find an easy and immediate remedy as close as the Internet or their local library. Knowing what to do is relatively simple. Doing what we know separates winners from losers.

I have heard success experts and motivational speakers say for years that in order to succeed you must have a goal. While this is inevitably true, most people aren’t suffering because they don’t have a goal. They’re suffering because they have too many. 

If you have a sudden inspiration to change your life and, as a result of this inspiration, you decide to focus on your financial wellbeing, you have a high likelihood of finding success. If you focus all of your emotional energy toward setting a financial goal and putting a plan in place to achieve that goal, you are well on your way toward succeeding. On the other hand, if you find sudden inspiration and determine to improve your financial life and spend more time with your family, lose weight, exercise daily, meditate morning and night, volunteer three times a week, stay in closer contact with friends and family, and eat more fiber, you will most likely become overwhelmed and do nothing. 

We all have a built-in fight or flight mechanism. When faced with a crisis, we instinctively choose a course of action and pursue it. A single crisis in your life will likely create a remedy. A single opportunity before you will probably result in a success plan waiting to be implemented. The challenge arises when we allow too many priorities to crowd into our immediate consciousness. 

You’ve heard it said there is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come. This is true, but you will notice it is not 20 ideas whose time has come all together. 

By virtue of the fact that you are reading this column, you probably have areas, facets, or elements of your life you would like to improve or change. While I don’t have the answer to your immediate challenge, I do have two questions that will help you discover that you already have the answer.

  1. What immediate aspect of your life would you like to change now?
  2. What is the one thing you can do today that will positively impact that area of your life?

As you go through your day today, vow to focus on all the goals of your life, but do it one at a time.

Today’s the day!

Jim Stovall is the president of Narrative Television Network as well as a published author of many books including The Ultimate Gift. He is also a columnist and motivational speaker. He may be reached at 5840 South Memorial Drive, Suite 312, Tulsa, OK 74145-9082; by e-mail at Jim@JimStovall.com; or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/jimstovallauthor.

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