All That Talk: Ideas Without Action Are Useless

Do you have a great idea? How long have you had it? How many times have you talked about it? And how much progress have you made toward seeing it through?

The world is filled with glittery thoughts and brilliant concepts. Almost anywhere you go, you can find people who will talk about the things they thought about doing.

There are people with great stories that would make great books. People who know their memoirs would be top sellers. There are people who can sing and rap. They have a few lyrics and know they could make a hit. Yet, these people never write and never make music.

A lot of people are flashy with their ideas. They’ll share them, wave them all around. But that’s as far as the process goes. When the talking is done, they put those ideas away until there’s another chance to impress people with more conversation.

It’s like talking sex with an impotent man. He can interest you and arouse you, but in the end, he can’t fulfill you.

The older you get, the more boring and wasteful it gets to hear people talk about what they could do or could have done. But more importantly, the older you…