Quotes About Action

Predetermine a course of action. Lay out your goals. Adjust your priorities. Notify key personnel. Allow time for acceptance. Head into action. Expect problems. Always point to the successes.

Leadership is often misunderstood. When people hear that someone has an impressive title or an assigned leadership position, they assume that individual to be a leader. Sometimes that's true. But titles don't have much value when it comes to leading.

People who wait for the one great opportunity often keep waiting.

Thinking divorced from actions cannot be productive.

Life lived for tomorrow will always be a day away from being realized.

Each day is an unrepeatable miracle. Today will never happen again, so we must make it count.

Believe in what you say. Then, live what you say. There is no greater credibility than conviction in action.

It takes humility to seek feedback. It takes wisdom to understand it, analyze it and appropriately act on it." —Stephen Covey

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink." That may be true. But it's also true that you can feed a horse salt and make him thirsty.

A realist believes that what is done or left undone in the short run determines the long run.

you need to stop waiting for the man you want to become and start being the man you want to be.

You cannot rely on your feelings. You can act your way into feeling long before you can feel your way into action.

Winning teams have players who make things happen.

Every time we choose action over ease we develop an increasing level of self-worth, self-respect, and self-confidence.

El destino no es cuestión de suerte, es cuestión de decisión; no es algo que se espera, es algo que se logra».

The key to working smarter is knowing the difference between motion and direction. In the final analysis, results are what matter; attendance and activity don't.

If you are to become more sensitive, you must be willing to take a risk. Take the initiative to find a need and take action.

In order to *do* more, I've got to *be* more.

If my people learn to trust me, I'll get their attention. But if I initiate trust in my people, I'll get their action.

You may have a million reasons not to get started now. In a month or a year or five years from now, you may have only one regret - that you didn't start now.

Focus on your faith and feed it. The more energy and time you give it, the stronger it becomes. And anytime you feel afraid of doing something but go ahead and do it anyway, you will be reprogramming your attitude. When you feel fear, it will mean "go" instead of "stop," and "fight harder" instead of "give up.

Trying to get the right person in the right job can take a lot of time and energy. Let's face it. Isn't it easier for a leader to just put people where it is most convenient and get on with the work? Once again, this is an area where leaders' desire for action works against them.

if you are aware of a problem, it's your responsibility to make a concerted effort to create a positive change. Quit pointing your finger and making excuses, and try being a catalyst by demonstrating and initiating the appropriate behavior. Determine not to be a reactor but an initiator.

Napoleon Hill said, "It's not what you are going to do, but it's what you are doing right now that counts.