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An interesting question popped into my mind a couple of days ago while I was driving behind a flatbed truck carrying a brand new Jaguar X-Type. I thought; as it rests now, is that really a car?

Until someone sits in the driver's seat, turns on the ignition, puts it in gear and actually drives it, is it a car or just an assembly of metal, plastic, glass, rubber, and electronics? Think about this.

No, really. What good is the soft craftsmen-stitched leather until someone actually sinks into the seat? And the hand-crafted bird's-eye maple veneer trim isn't real wood until one runs his fingers over it to feel the soft grain. What's the point of a multi-speaker zillion-watt sound system until someone pops a Pavarotti or ZZ Top CD in the player and makes all the windows shake?

What exactly does "Dynamic Stability Control" mean to an inanimate thing strapped down on a flatbed? And what's the use for those 231 horses under the bonnet (it's a British car!) if no one's giving them a chance to haul the chariot like a bat out of hell?

"Ok, what's your point Daniel?" I hear you.

My point is that maybe all things are really nothing until something is DONE with them by somebody, somehow, somewhere, somewhen. My point is that desires, ambitions, ideas, plans, projects, dreams and goals are NOTHINGuntil some ACTIONS are taken, until passionate energy is deployed, elbow grease is used, sparks of electricity are produced.

Just like that Jag is nothing more than an expensive heap of assorted partsreally totally uselessuntil someone turns on the ignition and starts driving it, using it for what it was meant to DO. Then, and only then, in my opinion, it becomes a CAR!

Here's another thing that needs ACTION to become something: knowledge. There are a few statements I hear repeated over and over that drive me nuts because they are either fallacies or half-truths. Here's one of them: "Knowledge is Power"

That's a crock! It's not true. Here's the truth: knowledge is power ONLY when it is combined with ACTION!

Another truth is that much of the information you find in the articles here you know already. A lot of it is common knowledge, but the problem is, it's NOT common practice. The difference between the two is a simple but powerful six-letter word: A C T I O N.

If you're reading these articles because you want to flourish on the road to business success (or as I like to spell it, BUSINE$$ SUCCE$$) you must keep in mind at all times that truism from business philosopher Jim Rohn; "Success is a DOING!" Success comes from DOINGnot merely knowing!

Here's a simple example (some would say 'simplistic'...). Just bear with me.

Let's say your printer is out of red inkwhich means you can't print your letterhead. You KNOW that a new ink cartridge will fix the problem. And you KNOW you have a coupon in your drawer for a 50% discount at ABC Office Supplies. You KNOW where the store is located. You KNOW how to get there. You KNOW how to ask for it and pay for it. But right this minute you still can't print your letterhead.

That's because you can't stick knowledge in your printer and make it work. All that knowledge has very little power to fix anything. You need the actual cartridge.

Ok, let's say you ACTED and got the cartridge, got home, and put it on the shelf next to the printer. Well, now you KNOW where it is, and you KNOW you'll be able to continue with your work after you install it, and you KNOW how to install it, but it won't do you any good to KNOW all that until you actually perform the ACTION of installing it in the printer ... you KNOW that, don't you?

So, the (blatantly obvious) point I want to make here is that none of the valuable knowledge you'll gather from the articles you read will bring you any personal or professional success unless you put it into PRACTICE. Period!

“Your income will never exceed your personal development” a guru wrote. Want to be a better salesperson? First you ought to become a better person. You’ll find many more helpful personal (and professional) development articles on this website: http://www.the-best-help-for-home-business-success.com. While there, make sure to ask for your FREE copy of the BIG eBook WHY Should They Do Business With YOU? which was written by Daniel G. St-Jean and his BizzBoosters business partner Laurel R. Simmons.

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