The sixteenth president of the United States Abraham Lincoln expressed a universal truth when he said: “Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.”

A thousand good intentions is not as powerful as a single action and what matters most in life are not the things you think, believe or know but those things you do. Action is incredibly powerful and that one word alone can produce all you need to take you out to achieve your life dreams.

There is so many underachievement in the world today because most people refuse to get off their butts and take positive action. Success as they say is just 10% inspiration… the rest is the 90% of perspiration.

Check your age today and ask yourself – Is there anything you ever wanted to do in your life still a dream today? If there is, ask yourself if you have taken any action towards the attainment of that dream. Most people never have, and never will but you need to understand that this world of ours only respond to people of action.

Nothing works until you work it. Nothing happens until you take action. Invariably, nothing happens unless you make it happen. You are the change your life is waiting for, all you have to do is rise up now and do something towards your intended goal.

You have done enough of planning and analysis. The honest truth is that too much analysis mostly leads you to paralysis. The most successful people in any society are those that just do it like the motto of Nike: “Just Do It”

Think of that one thing you’ve always wanted to do. Think of that one dream you’ve always wanted to translate into a reality and think of that one wish, you wish all the time and take just action towards it today.

If you had the power to do just one thing – What will you do today? If your life tomorrow depends entirely on the actions you take today, what will you do today? If the entire course of your finances will be determined by something you do today – what will you do today?

Our life is configured to be lived one day at a time with each day standing as a stepping stone for tomorrow which means that the quality of life you are living now is the result of the actions you took yesterday.

The big question:
What will you do today?

This is the question you should strive to answer honestly every single day. Before your day commences, plan and know exactly what activities you will engage in for the day that will bring you the most rewarding results.

Knowing what to do today, helps you manage your time, reduce your stress levels, increase your efficiency, boosts your self confidence and gives you the overall feeling of achievement as you complete each task you set out to do.

Remember, just about 20% of your activities today will result in 80% of the positive results you will get in your life, relationships or your business. What this means for you is that you should focus on the most important things in your life starting right now.

Do only the things that bring the most results for you each day. Set out to accomplish the most important tasks that produces the most rewarding results. If your goal is to have a happy family, identify those things your family considers to be the most important to them and do them. Complete the most important tasks in your business and focus on the most important tasks relating to your health and finances.

When you do this everything, you soon discover that the fear and anxiety of tomorrow is quickly forgotten because what you do today sets a tone for tomorrow and when you make the right decisions today, tomorrow seemingly sort itself out nicely.

What will you do today? – Enjoy this video by John C. Maxwell