Often I notice people waiting.  Waiting until next week, next year, when the kids are older, when the kids finish school, just waiting and finding any (not even a good) excuse to keep waiting …

The time for action is now, today …

Start your diet today, become a non-smoker now, become RICH today …

Remember, it all starts with a thought, a dream, a goal, a vision …

“Nothing if not at first a dream” is what they taught me when I was just 16 years of age.

So, dream it, decide it and do it.

It’s very simple, often so simple people keep waiting.  It can’t be that simple, just work at something for 10 straight years and whatever it is it will be a reality.

It is that simple.  Can life really be simple.  Yes, it is simple, doesn’t make it easy though, you still have to work.

So again, pick it, plan it, participate in it.

Remove all your excuses, both from your head and heart and then remove them from your physical world.  Remove things, people and activities that no longer get you towards your dreams and goals.

In other words, set sail, pull up the anchors and follow the stars.

Too many people are sitting at home watching ‘Lost’ and ‘Desperate Housewives’ to get anywhere.  When did they start to name the shows after the audience … ?

If you are in business or not, it doesn’t matter.  Grab a pen and paper, make a list of the 21 things you know you should be doing but are not, and get started.

Taking action is the cure to fear, the cure to a lack of knowledge ad the cure to most of the challenges people have in life.  Opportunities don’t come your way with a big sign saying, ‘pick me, I am your opportunity’.  They come disguised as problems, challenges and in many cases chances to learn …

So, let’s take a step back to those statements I made above …

Pick it, plan it, participate in it … Dream it, Decide it and Do it …

Notice they all start with deciding what it is you want as a goal.  NOT what you don’t want.  It’s not enough in life to decide what it is you don’t want to have, that’s like going on ‘Deal or No Deal’ and saying ‘I don’t want box number 13 thanks …’

Well which one do you want … ?

So, right now decide, what are 3 things you want to have in your life.  Go on, right now decide.

Now, decide on 3 things you want to do in your life …

Simply put you are setting your sails, or even simpler, punching in an address to the GPS navigation in your car.

If you don’t have all 6 things written down, do it now, write them down.  You can’t develop a plan if you don’t know where you are going.

The plan is next, and in MOST cases you will have no idea how you are going to make these 6 things a reality, and that’s what is supposed to happen.

Do you think they knew how to get to the moon when President Kennedy stated, “we choose to go to the moon”.

Make the choice, decide on it, then go and learn how to make it happen, build your plan and go to work …

Life and success are really no more difficult than this, so make the most of your life, set some new goals and build a plan that you can act on.

This article is reprinted courtesy of My Business magazine, one of the leading business publications in Australia.