The 100 Action Principles

[bran987]

Give Yourself the Gift of Self-Reliance​

If there is one gift that you can give yourself that will enhance the overall quality of your life, it is self-reliance. You already possess everything you will need to succeed. You can work on your own schedule toward your own goals without feeling pressured by the demands of others.

When you are self-reliant, if you lose your job, you’ll get another. If you lose that job, you’ll start your own business. You can make more money as a self-employed handyman applying the Action Principles to your work than a lazy lawyer will ever earn. You need the will, the self-confidence and a realistic plan. As a follower of the Action Principles, you will have them. Life just can’t get you down because you are in control of yourself.

 

[bran987]

More to come

 

[anthrax]

Kinda obvious but good stuff nonetheless

 

[bran987]

Kinda obvious but good stuff nonetheless

Yeah obvious stuff I agree (but also stuff many people forget or never do!)

 

[heavyweightchamp]

The underlying message of the Action Principles is very simple:

1. Improve yourself.
2. Help others.​

Set Goals​

Unless you shape your life, circumstances will shape it for you. You have to work, sacrifice, invest, and persist to get the results you want. Choose them well. You can’t start your planning until you know where you want to go.

You are the sculptor of your own image. Have others already done what you want to do? Study them and do what they did. Start anywhere, at anytime, and persist. Stop worrying what others think about what you can or can’t do. Believe in yourself and your abilities. Have the self-confidence to challenge your current situation. This is your life to live; it’s day by day and step by step.

Write down your goals. Only three percent of people have written goals and only one percent review those written goals daily. Be in that elite one percent. Visualize the attainment of your goals often. Goals are dreams with dates attached. You will only become as great and as happy as the goals you choose.

Great motivational post for Corporate America! Props man.

 

[chewyxrage]

good stuff keep it coming

 

[Island Son]

it's time for a few more, bud

 

[chewyxrage]

it's time for a few more, bud

Yeah quit slackin' on us

 

[Island Son]

let's get specific for a while
everyone says, "set goals". But we've got finite resources (time, money, intelligence, physical capacity, connections) to make anything happen.

how many goals can we set? Is even 5 doable? Would 2 make for better focus, or is it too little?
what range, 1 year, 2 year, 5 year?

how do you pick which goals, should we focus on improving one area at a time, or spread out over many (say, physical/financial/community/social/intellectual/spiritual)?