For you to succeed, in any endeavor, you must learn to align 4 basic components of your life. The four components are:

1. Your thoughts

2. Your decisions

3. Your actions

4. Your awareness

Today, we'll discuss the third basic component: your actions.

Your actions

Taking action is the next logical step after making a decision. Actually, it automatically happens...that's why your thoughts are the first thing that you need to align with success.

Once your thoughts are aligned, your decisions can be made and then action can be taken. And that's great, because NOTHING HAPPENS WITHOUT ACTION!

There are no real steps to lead you to action. Again, once you've made the decision to act, you'll take action. It's that simple.

However, there are a few things you should keep in mind in regards to taking action. They are:

1. Go BIG!

Hey, if you're going to take action, you might as well go BIG. Don't just take a little action, take massive action!

Listen, it really takes the same amount of energy to take massive action as it does to take a little action. The energy isn't so much in the action ...it's in the thinking and planning.

Now, it does take energy to act. But the majority of the energy comes before the action. Once you get your head straight (with your thoughts) and start making smarter decisions, taking massive action is easy.

GO BIG!!!

2. Consistency is key

Okay, once you've taken massive action, what's next?

You have to be consistent! This is where most people fail. Most people get their thoughts in alignment, start making smarter decisions, and then, BAM-WAM-POW, they stop taking action.

What's up with that?

If you want to be successful, in any area of your life, you have to learn to be consistent. Consistently thinking the right, high energy thoughts. Consistently making smart decisions. And consistently taking massive action.

This is the real secret to success...learn it, master it, live it!

3. Action is addictive

Now, this might seem contradictory to my last point, but I assure you it's not.

After you start taking action on a consistent basis, it gets addicting. Why? Because consistent action produces habits. And habits produce results. And results are what you're really after anyway.

So, what should you do next?

Well, you still need to think creative, high energy thoughts. You still need to make smart decisions based on your emotions (pain vs. pleasure and what feels right). And you still need to take BIG consistent action!

However, you now must become AWARE of your thoughts, decisions, actions, habits, and results.

Keep these three ideas in mind when you make a decision and act. They'll allow success to find you instead of you trying to find success.

Copyright (c) 2008 Weston Lyon