Taking Action

"You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know.  Knowing is not enough!  You must take action." Anthony Robbins

Therapists probably agree that few people take action.  Many people talk about their issues - will even talk about what they could do about their issues -- but it is a small percentage of people who actually take action.  First, people need to see there is a need or have a desire for change, they need to prepare for that change, and then they need to take action:  the hardest step for most.  The reason so many people do not take action is the natural fear and resistance to change, but change is inevitable -- so we can either be part of deciding what the changes will be, or we can be victims of change happening to us.  It does not mean that we have control over all the aspects of the change by choosing the change and taking action, but we certainly have more control by choosing what we want the change to look like than if we are not active in the decisions and actions concerning the change.  Consider a small change you would like to see in your life, a common one is to get more exercise, so let's take that as an example.  Do you want to change?  How can you prepare for the change?  Some examples are to talk to someone who is already doing what you want to do, check into places you could exercise, ask someone to exercise with you --- those are examples of how you can prepare.  Then take action.  Start today.  Decide you will exercise 15 minutes today by walking -- the walking can even be in your own home.  Now do it!  That is taking action.