"Get action. Do things; be sane; don’t fritter away your time; create, act, take a place wherever you are and be somebody; get action." - Theodore Roosevelt Notice how he places “do things” before “be sane.” In agreement with his view that courage can be brought about by practising courageous acts, he almost always took action first, letting the desired feelings manifest as a result rather than using desired feelings as a springboard for action. Motions influence emotions, not just the other way around. You can’t control the latter directly but only through your choice of motions or actions. We can change our attitudes by changing our physical actions. The writings and sayings of Roosevelt can catalyse each of us to take action instead of waiting around for when the feeling is right. Get out there today and get action. Don’t sit idly by. And if you fail, so what? "If he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat". #action #courage #emotions #attitude
