CHAPTER 3
The Execution
Taking Action On Your Plan & Seeing It Come Alive
A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.
- Johann Wolfgang Goethe
SECT I ON 1
Taking Action
Turning Information Into Action
CONTENTS CHAPTER 3 SECT I ON 1
★ Only The Beginning
★ The Execution
★ Conclusion
ONLY THE BEGINNING
The contents of this book merely skirt the surface of the ele- ments of business that you will need to focus on in the move- ment from Tradesman to Businessman, but you have started and that is good. I am hopeful that I have given you some good food for thought.
I have tried to emphasise the importance of you in all of this, because who you are will be reflected directly in what the busi- ness will become. No matter if your business is small or large, with 50k or 50m turnover, with only you or with thousands of employees, the principles I’ve outlined apply.
REFI NE YOURSEL F FIRST
You must refine yourself first. Weed out all the elements of your current self that do not serve you success. Remove habits that restrict your growth such as;
1. Browsing the internet aimlessly
2. Watching TV
3. Taking stimulants such as alcohol
4. Engaging in negative conversations with others
5. Reading the newspapers
6. Concern for what others think of you
7. Doubt and worry
8. Wasting your money on useless “stuff”
You must replace these negative influencers with positive, af- firmative programming. This takes effort however, effort that not many are prepared to make. It means change, significant change in experience for you. People will say you’ve changed and either move away or come closer to you.
You’ll find that friends you thought were firm will disapear and new relationships will be formed. You’ll find yourself en- gaged in these things;
1. Keeping fit
2. Smiling more often
3. Less inclined to loose the cool in difficult situations
4. Being around your kids and family more
5. Feeling less stressed
6. Reading a good book instead of watching TV
7. Drinking veggie shakes instead of beer
8. Spending your money on personal development material
Your whole life will be positively effected by the changes you make, not just your business.
THE EXECUTION
The execution of your plan is in the next step. You can read and study as much material as you like about self improve- ment or creating a business, but if you don’t take action then you’ve done little.
It must be said, that you cannot “make” this happen for you. The happening part comes by virtue of an urge to move that you simply cannot ignore. It’s like a fire within you that com- pels you to take action. If you do not feel the fire in you to take action, then taking action because you think you should, will be a waste of time.
Inspired action is action that brings about the results you want. Action from a thought that you should, or from a thought that you think others are watching you will come to nothing. If you feel that you need to live up to some perceived notion of what success is, that you got from someone else, then you will fail.
Always act from within. When the time is right you will feel it. Take action then, it will prove to be the most powerful for you.
If ever you feel fear or anxiety, then don’t act. You will destroy your opportunity. Action taken is fear of something will al- ways be destructive, never productive.
Short term thinking is a result of fear based decisions. Make sure you always take the long view. The short term view is al- ways the promise that’s too good to be true.