If you’ve read previous issues of the magazine, you’ll know I’m a big dreamer and I encourage dreaming big and having a vision for your life. Above that, I advocate for believing in your dreams, visualizing them and doing things that keep your dreams top of mind. One thing that is vital in your dream pursuit is ACTION. I think most of the time I assume it goes without saying but I think it begs mentioning in case someone out there just dreams and sits at home watching TV the rest of the day.
When inspiration hits, act. When the opportunity arises, act. When you know you have to, act. Don’t wait for someone to tell you, you are something, or you can do something. Tell yourself you are what you want to be and when you’re ready, act.
In 2017, I dreamed of being a writer. I started calling myself a writer before I even did anything. Before long, I was blogging, which in turn led to writing books. Now I’ve written and published 5 books. It helped that before I acted I’d already had a mind-set shift and that I now believed in my dreams.
God will send you signs and signals, open your eyes and ears and look out for these. Don’t wait until everything is perfect or until someone tells you it’s ok to act, just do it! Yes, think about what you’re doing and consider your actions but don’t dwell on that for too long until the opportunity is no longer available. Be willing to be wrong or to fail sometimes; it will teach you something you will need along the way. In a ‘James Altucher Show’ podcast Daymond John, the founder of FUBU, said before he invests in a start-up he considers how many times the person has failed because he doesn’t want him to fail and ‘learn lessons on his dime.’ So you need those tries and failures for you to know better next time.
That doesn’t mean you go into it thinking you’ll fail or without looking at what others before you have done. For instance, before I started my blog, I Googled ‘what not to do as a blogger,’ ‘mistakes I made as a blogger,’ ‘what not to do when you’re a newbie blogger’ etc. I wanted to know what mistakes others made so I would be able to avoid them. The people that wrote those learned from experience. Because of that, I didn’t have to anymore, I instead got to learn from their experience. Experience is great but if someone else’s experience can teach you something, learn from that. It will save you time and energy. That’s why mentors matter, whether in real life or like mine who are from books or speakers and coaches that I watch.
When I felt inspired to start Sibo-Lifestyle Magazine, I acted. If I hadn’t done that, you wouldn’t be reading this right now. The magazine wouldn’t exist if I hadn’t taken action. The action might be different in your case but when your mind-set has changed, and it is in line with what you want to see in your life, when the time comes, act! This step is very important. You’ll get ideas and opportunities, it then remains up to you to take action. I can’t tell you what that action will be, but you will know when it’s time to act. If you don’t act, having a vision for your life, dreaming big and everything else would have been in vain. Only YOU can take this step; no one can do it for you.
