{"id":1537,"date":"2013-06-26T10:51:05","date_gmt":"2013-06-26T15:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/wordsofwisdom\/?p=1537"},"modified":"2013-06-26T10:51:05","modified_gmt":"2013-06-26T15:51:05","slug":"are-you-thinking-about-it-or-doing-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/wordsofwisdom\/are-you-thinking-about-it-or-doing-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Are you thinking about it or doing it?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over the years I have asked myself the same question a number of times: Why can&#39;t I or don&#39;t I do what I know I could about . . . . whatever?<\/p>\n<p>There are so many people who want different outcomes in their life but who seem to be unwilling or unable to take the necessary actions or steps to move forward.&nbsp; (I know, I have been one of those people on numerous occasions during my life).<\/p>\n<p>Not that any of my issues might relate to you, but regardless the question remains &#8211; are there areas of your life where you are not taking positive action that you feel you could?<\/p>\n<p>Here are just areas for you to consider.<\/p>\n<p>Are you someone who:<\/p>\n<p>-is in a destructive relationship and wants to leave but don&#39;t?<br \/>\n\t-wants to lose weight but can&#39;t?<br \/>\n\t-wants to begin an exercise program but don&rsquo;t?<br \/>\n\t-wants to start their own business but don&rsquo;t?<br \/>\n\t-wants to change his\/her job or career but don&rsquo;t?<br \/>\n\t-has a destructive addiction and won&#39;t stop?<br \/>\n\t-wants to contact an old friend\/relative and rekindle a relationship and don&rsquo;t?<br \/>\n\t-wants to start a savings plan for their future and don&rsquo;t?<\/p>\n<p>There are many more actions that some of us &ndash; could, should, want to or hope to take some day but just never seem to get around to.&nbsp; Why not?<\/p>\n<p>I can&#39;t tell you why you don&#39;t or haven&#39;t, but I can tell you a few of the reasons I have used as to why I haven&#39;t:<\/p>\n<p>1. Fear of the outcome &#8211; can I handle the new circumstances?<br \/>\n\t2. There is plenty of time to do it later &#8211; some future point.<br \/>\n\t3. I am waiting for Divine inspiration to tell me what to do and when.<br \/>\n\t4. The transition could be painful.<br \/>\n\t5. It is easier to not do it than do it.<br \/>\n\t6. I just feel lazy.<br \/>\n\t7. I need a healthy shot of discipline.<br \/>\n\t8. I need a support system to begin.<br \/>\n\t9. I don&#39;t have the time.<br \/>\n\t10. I don&#39;t have the money.<br \/>\n\t11. I&rsquo;ve tried it before and failed.<br \/>\n\t12. I don&rsquo;t really want to.<\/p>\n<p>That&#39;s enough, I am starting to get depressed.<\/p>\n<p>The point is: to ask yourself a simple question and don&#39;t stop asking until<\/p>\n<p>you get a legitimate answer.&nbsp; Don&#39;t let yourself off the hook too soon or too easily:<\/p>\n<p>So the t question &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Why can&#39;t you or aren&#39;t you taking the appropriate action that would improve your life, reduce your stress or help you live longer and be happier and more successful?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>&quot;Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought.&quot;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Henri Bergson<\/p>\n<p><b><i>In His Service, Tim<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the years I have asked myself the same question a number of times: Why can&#39;t I or don&#39;t I do what I know I could about . . . . whatever? 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