You have undoubtedly heard the phrase "knowledge is power". What a true statement indeed. Armed with enough knowledge on a particular subject, and one can certainly excel in that particular arena of life.
But to go further, there is something even more powerful than knowledge, and that is action. Yes, taking action makes all the difference in the world! We can talk all day about what we are going to do, but it means very little unless we eventually take action.
Don’t get me wrong. Some amount of study, planning, and preparation is necessary for important endeavors. As a famous saying goes, “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the ax”. But eventually, someone has to actually swing the sharpened ax and chop down the tree!
By all means, we should strive to educate ourselves and properly think things through before we act. But we must be on guard against the paralysis that over-study and over-planning can bring about. We simply need to get at it and keep at it. Action, action, action!
But to go further, there is something even more powerful than knowledge, and that is action. Yes, taking action makes all the difference in the world! We can talk all day about what we are going to do, but it means very little unless we eventually take action.
Don’t get me wrong. Some amount of study, planning, and preparation is necessary for important endeavors. As a famous saying goes, “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the ax”. But eventually, someone has to actually swing the sharpened ax and chop down the tree!
By all means, we should strive to educate ourselves and properly think things through before we act. But we must be on guard against the paralysis that over-study and over-planning can bring about. We simply need to get at it and keep at it. Action, action, action!
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