Some of the players I faced when I was playing football used to talk a good game! They would line up across from me and tell me all they were going to do and how good they were at what they did. The problem was not many of them lived up to their words. It was a whole lot of hot air and bad breath!
This happens in the business and financial worlds also. We love to talk a good game but most peoples words are a wish list at best. We love to tell everyone what we are good at and what we plan to do with our lives. We share wonderful stories of how we will change the world and dent the universe.
Then one day we wake up very old, retired from the business world, and wonder what the hell happened! Where did my life go? What happened to all my grand dreams, goals and aspirations? Did I really do anything?
I have found that all it usually takes for most of us to go from doing to talking is to fail a couple of times.
Life will challenge you on your dreams, goals and aspirations. Life can be a bully and will force you to decide if you are serious about what you want or are you a fake player going through the motions!
I learned what to do when those football players started talking to me about what they planned to do. I would hit them as hard as I could, in the head; play after play and for most of them all they had left was their words. They would fake play-go through the motions. Basically they quit!
I challenge you today to take a look at your life and see if you are a talker or doer.
If you are having a challenge deciding which camp you are in then look to your friends. You heard the saying, “Birds of a feather flock together.” The people you hang around reveal who you are: Talker or Doer.
Life is too short to live in the fantasy world of talking. Get into the game-your team needs you!
Find Your Passion and You Will Find Your Life!