It is magnificent to take action now and stop being afraid of what will happen. A lot of space on this blog is devoted to the idea of take action now. This idea is important because nothing gets accomplished until someone steps up and take action now. One reason people do not take action now is that they are afraid. Today is a good day to look at that fear, push it aside and take action now.
Sometimes it is scary to take action now, to get up and move. The time for failing to take action now because one is scared of success or failure has passed by. It should be long gone. Success is a good thing. It is good to accomplish the goal you have set for yourself. Success is the reward for keeping your mind on your mission and your mission on your mind. Failure is what happens when you take your mind off your work and your mission. There is no reward in being afraid of success or afraid of failure. Success is a good thing. While success may lead to more work, problems, and responsibility, it is a good thing. On the other hand, the failure that comes from refusing to take action now is a heartbreaking thing. It is heartbreaking because there is no one to blame but ourselves. When you ignore the fear of success and fear of failure, you are able to get the reward and success that happens when you take action now.
Perhaps you fail to take action now because you are afraid it is the wrong opportunity or you think another opportunity will come along. It is time to move past that way of thinking. Economists talk about opportunity cost. This is because when we fail to act on an opportunity there is a cost associated with failing to take an opportunity. Some opportunities are once in a lifetime things. If you do not take action now and seize those opportunities they are lost forever. This is a bad thing and should be avoided at all cost. Other opportunities are interchangeable so that if we do not take action now on one opportunity it is okay because if we do not take this one, another will be along in a few minutes. It is like city buses, if you miss one, another will be along in a little while. The problem with failing to take action now with these opportunities as that when you think an opportunity is always on the way, that you can always take action now is that often, you never get around to taking action. Instead, you sit and wait for a new opportunity, a new chance to act. Stop waiting for opportunity after opportunity to come, step up and take action now. Seize an opportunity and move.
Everything in life that you need to take action on is not an exciting thing, a great thing or even a fun thing. Some things that require you to take action now are merely good, OK or even boring. The fact remains that you still must take action now to get those things done. If you are sitting around waiting for some grand opportunity to come before you take action now, stop, get up and move. Boring jobs are still jobs. Unglamorous tasks must be done. Take action now and do all you need to do, all you want to do, including the run of the mill tasks.
The church girl in me is reminded that God did not give us a spirit of fear, but a strong mind and a strong heart. Whether you realize it or not, you have within you the strength, the power and the ability to take action now to do what needs to be done. There is nothing to be accomplished by cowering away from life and refusing to take action now. Look inside yourself, seek out a source of strength, step up to the plate and take action now to get things done.
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In conclusion, it is magnificent to take action now and stop being afraid of what will happen. So, the question for you this magnificent day, is what are you scared will happen if you get up and take action now?
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Fear is usually what holds us back but we need to put our faith in God and say “I’ve got this with your help”
Taking action is so important when it comes to your life. Nothing will ever happen without it.
I needed this today. I’ve been letting a lot of fears stop me from what could be great experiences – I’m always scared of failing, or wasting my time.
SOMETHING is going to happen whether you move forward or not. Might as well take the leap on the chance it’s going to be something good. 🙂
This is a great reminder. I have a whole lot of projects simmering on the back burner!
Take action now…what a great mantra!
Sometimes I hold myself back for risks, but sometimes I don’t. I need to consistently just go for it.
This is just what I needed to hear. I took a big step towards taking action today, and it has paid off in a big way.
You are right. When we look back over our lives, we see that often we hold ourselves back more than others hold us back.
Yes!!! God wants us to have peace!
I used to let fear stop me from many things and I regretted it. Now I suck it up and move!
Great quote. Nothing holds people back as much as their own fear.
I struggle so much with anxiety. I need to try to remember that God wants me to have a calm heart.
Fears hold us back, so the best way is to just let them go. I super agree with this post.
I totally admit that fear has held me back from things before.
Thanks for the inspirational post! Yes. I’m guilty of often holding back because of the fear of what MIGHT happen. After reading this, I feel more confidentn to face my fears! Thanks!
Great post! Encouraging because you never know if you do not try. You could really miss out!
I would have missed out of a few amazing blogging opportunities if I let my fear take over.
There have been several things I held back on because of fear of failure.
I have also not moved forward because of fear. I am getting better at this though, every day!
I TAN everyday to get stuff done, If I didn’t nothing would ever get accomplished.
I have definitely kept from doing things I wanted or needed to do because I was scared I would fail. I am trying to let go of my fear of failure.
Fear of the unknown has definitely held me back a few times!