The 14th chapter of Proverbs is longer than most, and yet there is one verse that stands out from the rest:
In all toil there is profit,
but mere talk leads only to poverty. (Prov 14:23, NRSV)
“Put your money where your mouth is.” This popular saying is a bit more blunt than the beautiful poetry in Proverbs, and yet the message is the same. In my own words, I often find myself saying, “The Universe rewards action.”
I owe much of my personal development to Ken Roberts. Years ago I ordered his “TWMPMM” course on trading commodities. It is technically very informative. To my delight, however, I discovered that Ken is on a spiritual path similar to my own, and so he also teaches the importance of nurturing a prosperity mindset, otherwise the technical information will be a waste of time. Remember the lottery winners who are worse off a year later than they were immediately before their big win? This is because of a scarcity or a poverty mindset.
Ken wrote a fun little book titled A Rich Man’s Secret. In it is one of my favorite quotes:
Take the first step, no more, no less, and the next will be revealed.
Imagine yourself driving at night in the dark. Although you can only see a few hundred yards in front of you, you continue driving forward, albeit cautiously, trusting that the road will be well marked. As you progress along the way, the next hundred yards appear, and then the next, and then the next.
The important thing is to move forward. Resist inertia. Take daily action. Do something, anything, to bring you closer to your goals. We all have the same amount of seconds in a day. Let’s not squander a single one of them.
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