Simon Sinek: How Great Leaders Inspire Action

Take a Walk on the Bright Side!.

Well, the time came to get a new computer after having spent hours and a few too many dollars wrestling with detecting the problem, virus scanning and ultimately installing a new hard drive during the holiday at the end of 2009. Kept me out of the fridge though!

So here I am in February and the same things start showing up: slowing of the system, “not responding” messages and just plain freezing up! The truth reveals itself to me louder than ever: “Lisa, it’s time to stop spending time and money on fixing it and just buy a brand new computer!”

So I did and I am absolutely elated!

My curiosity is, why does it sometimes take getting hit over the head or another such profound awakening metaphor to make us move in the direction that is ultimately forward? Why are we so quick to fall back into complacency and futility?

Of course I am relating this to weight and health, you know that right?

I was talking with my wonderful partner of 10 years last night and we were pondering why it is so difficult for people to change their behaviours that no longer work for them and adopt new behaviors that are better suited for the current situation including their new dreams and desires for their life. In talking about it I realized that most people just want to stop one thing and begin another the next day. It just doesn’t happen that way!

I'm no good at this game! I can't even hit the ball! This game is no fun and frankly... I quit!

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Well today is the day we change the leadership of our country and with that comes the hope of something better, more positive in our future.  That’s all we can do at this point is hope and watch to see what happens.  But it’s not all we can do if things don’t change in this country for the better.  We can participate in creating that change.

Participation requires more energy, time and commitment and it also realizes more results, benefits and appreciation.  It’s the same with your physical and mental well being.  You can sit back and hope your situation changes or you can get going and make it change.  That’s what it’s all about and it’s that simple.

Too many people are just sitting around wishing it would change.  Hoping for something better and not taking any action to make it better.

Read my book and you will be inspired to take action!

What are some of the things you do to get yourself to take action in any area of your life?