Almost / Action!

Have you even had one of those synchronicity days?  A day of highly meaningful coincidences?  Yesterday’s frequency illusion was the word almost.

I started my day yesterday by introducing you to Mr. Robert Ringer and his four Pillars that make up his Action Phenomenon.

Pillar No. 1:  Nothing Happens Until Something Moves.

After I wrote yesterday’s post, I opened the local paper to read this headline:

‘Almosts are never good enough!' (Indianapolis Colt’s QB Andrew Luck after their loss on Sunday).

Then, on the way to a wellness checkup, I heard this public service announcement on the radio:

“Don’t almost give.  Give!”

At my wellness checkup, the nurse was looking at my results and said something like, “You’ve almost got your total cholesterol down to a good level.”



We're talking two different things here, I know.  One, the Colts did take action, however, they didn't achieve the results they wanted.  They will now have to take a serious evaluation of where they are and change directions if need be.  They will keep working to improve (we hope).

The other situation is almost starting (which is the same as not getting started at all).

Either way, when it comes to taking action, Andrew Luck is correct, “Almosts are never good enough!”

Christopher McDougall is most often credited with telling this story:

“Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up, it knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're the lion or a gazelle-when the sun comes up, you'd better be running.”

The moral of the Almost/Action story is self-evident:  It’s not what you can do; it’s what you do!
Remember, "Nothing happens until something moves!"

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