Acta. Non Verba

?? Actions Speak Louder Than Words

Oh ya. Sure. We all know that. Thanks for sharing THAT?special nugget, Eric. After that blinding flash of the obvious, what's next: a bird in the hand?! ???

?? KEEP TALKING

So actions speak louder than words - have you ever considered which words?

For many, "words" mean the words we say. The ones we speak. The ones that come out of the mouth part of our face. ????

And yet, most words we experience are the ones that run through our head all day long. ???? Our thoughts. They're the words you're hearing as you read this right now.

??THINK ABOUT IT

There's a reason we have so many thoughts. With 86 billion neurons and more than 100 trillion connections, the human brain is the most complex structure in the known universe. ????

Thoughts are super important. They shape our inner experience, offer ways to make meaning and vernacular to express spirituality. ????? Thoughts provide currency for learning in social and cultural contexts through conversation with the self-actualized other. ?? Without thought, there would be no way for us to convert sensory and symbolic experience into knowledge through embodiment and reflection. ??

And yet...

As powerful and prerequisite as thoughts are - in order to make impact - action is needed. ?

?? JUST DO IT

The tricky part: thinking can often FEEL like action because a lot of our brain can't tell the difference between thought and reality. ????

It's why we can get so wrapped up in books, tv shows, movies, video games, virtual reality. TikTok and Pokémon Go at 3 am. ?????? It's also why visualization about an action before taking that action is such an effective way to improve performance. ???

However, as important as thinking is - if that's all we do...it's no bueno, amigo. ??♂?

Thought without action is like...

?? A letter never mailed?

??? A meal never eaten

?? A book never read

?? A song never heard

?? Love never spoken

?? LET THE BIG DOG EAT

You know all those fantastic ideas and thoughts you have? Get into the habit of putting more of them into ACTION. ????

Sure - think about it (not too long) and then ACT. ??♂???

Pay special attention to thoughts that seem most improbable and unorthodox. ?? Those will the be easiest to dismiss and, very likely, the ones that will have the biggest impact when put into action. ??

ACT. Because unless you do - your fantastic thoughts will be lost to the world. Forever. Gone. Zippo. Poof. Nada. Like they never even happened. ?????

Look forward to seeing you in action! ?? Eric