For better or worse, we are blessed with limited time on Earth―and that time tends to pass far more quickly than we’d like.
How we utilize our time is one of the most important choices we make as human beings. The actions we take (or don’t take, or only take halfway) create the reality of our experience in this lifetime. And, since we are 100 percent responsible for creating our own reality, our actions have a far bigger impact than what is immediately obvious.
Action is the third of my 5 keys to accelerating wealth, health, and happiness. Your journey starts with desire, which leads to vision. Vision, in turn, can only become reality through―you guessed it―action!
Even when you have a deep desire and clear vision, your actions might not be helping you create in the most effective possible way. It can be easy to slip into complacency and “doing what you’ve always done,” or put off until tomorrow what you could create today. It can be even more tempting to let fear of failure or judgment keep you from moving forward.
Aligning your actions with your vision means getting crystal clear about what you’re doing and why you’re doing it―and then choosing to complete only the inspired actions that will move you closer to what you ultimately desire: a life brimming with wealth, health, and happiness!
The Power of Inspired Action
Not all actions are created equal!
There is an almost unlimited amount of information out there in the world. No matter what your personal vision looks like, chances are that every single one of the practical tools you need to create it are out there somewhere, just waiting for you.
“So,” you might ask, “If everything we need to know is out there already, why isn’t everyone successful?”
If putting your vision into action was really as simple as following the instructions on your favorite blog, you’d be there already! Knowing what to do won’t get you what you want. You have to know how to do it in a way that’s completely aligned with your personal strengths, energy, desire, and vision.
Whatever you aim to accomplish will be achieved more quickly, and with a greater degree of efficiency, when you act in an inspired way―meaning, your actions are fully aligned with your desire and vision.
Inspired actions don’t just feel necessary; they feel exciting. They feel like they’re more than just part of the daily drudge; even if only in a small way, they feel like they’re moving you closer to the ideal life of your vision.
Every time you choose to take inspired action to move yourself closer to your vision, you invite the Universe to work with you. The energy you expend to complete your action will be matched tenfold by the Universe on your behalf. Once that ball gets rolling, things will happen faster and more easily than you could have ever imagined.
How do you know which actions are inspired actions that will help you create your vision, and which are just plain old actions? Here are some questions to ask yourself:
- Does this action feel inspired and aligned?
- Am I excited about taking this action?
- How will this action move me closer to my vision of a wealthy, healthy, happy life?
- What will become possible for me if I complete this action?
Once you have determined if the action you’re planning is inspired and aligned, do it before you lose your momentum.
Fear: The Action-Killer
Sometimes, action is scary―especially when it’s attached to our deepest, most treasured vision and desires.
If you are feeling scared or unworthy of your vision, you will find every excuse in the book not to take action. Some of these excuses may even seem perfectly rational and logical―but they are just the voice of your ego trying to override that of your heart. If you listen to them, you will keep yourself stuck exactly where you are.
When this happens, you may keep yourself ultra-busy with uninspired actions to avoid making time for those which will move you toward your vision. You may find yourself thinking of all the reasons why your vision is “wrong,” or too big, or too far away. Or, you may find yourself stuck in the trap of perfectionism, tweaking every last detail but never moving anything forward to completion.
Now, don’t get me wrong: there’s nothing wrong with caution and planning. As they say, “Only fools rush in.” But you can only be so cautious. You can only plan so much. At some point, you have to stop planning and tweaking and start moving and doing.
As one of my mentors once told me, “You can’t perfect something if you never launch it!”
Fear shows up in other ways, too. You might find yourself toying with grand ideas that never come to fruition, or taking actions that feel inspired in the moment but always seem to lead to dead ends. You might feel like your dreams will never come true, or that nothing you do will ever get you to where you want to be. If this is the case, you might have some underlying blocks that need to be examined. Ask yourself, “Am I truly ready to change my life? Or am I merely choosing to act like I’m changing my life? Do I really feel in my heart that I can succeed, or am I holding back because I’m afraid to fail?”
However fear shows up for you around action, take the time to stop, reassess, and reconnect with your visceral vision for your wealthy, healthy, happy life. Feel it. See it. Taste, touch, and smell it. Then, ask yourself, “What is the best way for me to work through this fear so I can take inspired action to create my vision?” Then, consciously map out a step-by-step plan you can actually put into play.
Your soul already knows exactly how to take action to move you toward the vision of your wealthy, healthy, happy life. If you hold the high vibration of your vision through each inspired action you take, you will accelerate change in your life and move toward your dream life even more quickly than you ever believed was possible.
