Action!

This week I would like to introduce you to an author and old friend, Robert Ringer.

Who is Robert Ringer?

While it’s usually a good idea to ignore the superlatives on book jackets, this one seems to nail it:  “Robert Ringer is an American Treasure, a rare philosopher who dispenses unique ideas that work in the real world.” — Marsh Fisher

Ringer is a Carpe Diem Life kind of guy.  His first book, Winning Through Intimation, was  rejected by 23 publishers.  That’s when Ringer evaluated his situation and decided to take a new direction: He self-published the book.  Winning Through Intimation became a #1 bestseller, spending 36 weeks at the top of The New York Times Best Seller list.  That's where I first "met" Robert Ringer and his works.

His other works include:

Looking Out for #1. 1978.
Restoring the American Dream. 1979.
How You Can Find Happiness During the Collapse of Western Civilization 1983.
Million Dollar Habits. 1990.
Getting What You Want: The 7 Principles of Rational Living. 2000
To Be or Not to Be Intimidated?: That is the Question. 2002

In his 2004 book, Action!: Nothing Happens Until Something Moves, he focuses on a Carpe Diem Life principle:  PERSISTENT ACTION!  “As the years have passed,” he writes, “I have increasingly zeroed in on ACTION as the most important success habit when it comes to determining how an individual’s life plays out.”

Ringer goes on to describe four key elements (he refers to them as pillars) that work in concert with one another to make action an awesome tool that gives a person the capacity to overcome virtually any obstacle in his or her path:

Pillar No. 1: Nothing Happens Until Something Moves.
Pillar No. 2: God Help Those Who Help Themselves.
Pillar No. 3: The Law of Averages.
Pillar No 4:  Action Produces Genius, Magic, and Power.

We'll look at each a little closer this week.  In the meantime, I encourage you to, pardon the pun, take action.  Pick up one of Mr. Ringers' books and read for yourself.  Who knows, you may come up with some new ideas, knowledge, and wisdom.  But, as Robert Ringer reminds us, ideas, knowledge, and wisdom are all but useless without action. 

“Nothing happens until something moves.”  — Albert Einstein.

CHOOSE your goal, create your ACTION LIST, then start taking PERSISTENT ACTION.  PERSISTENT ACTION is the starting point of all Carpe Diem Life progress.