Are you a person of ACTION?

Hard to believe we are saying goodbye to 2011 this week! This will be my last blog this year! Don’t worry I will be back in 2012 for more interesting reading. Do you just read my blogs or do you think of ways to implement changes in your life? I have noticed when I read great material it sticks with me longer if I employ them in my life. It becomes a habit when I take ACTION!

That brings me to a great point of my third action on living the life I want to live. “I am a person of ACTION! I choose to seize the moment and I choose NOW!” What do you want to get out of 2012? Do you want a new job? Do you want new career? Do you want to raise a family? What are you setting as your goals for 2012? Well, action is what will propels us to achieve these goals. When we want something in life we have to realize that the HABITS will be the guide we need to seize the opportunity. I have realized that the positive habits I create for my life will get me the success I am looking for. As many of you know I am a student and believer of the Franklin Covey “Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.” You may be familiar with or use the system also. I have implemented these 7 habits into my daily life. These 7 habits are a basis of the action I have created for my life.

1. Be Proactive- Choose your response to every situation.


2. Begin with the End in Mind- Start every project with a road map of what it will look like when done.


3. Put First Things First- What is the most important task to be done first. (today, for me it was this blog since I am on vacation skiing next week when this will be posted)


4. Think Win-Win- When everyone wins you get a better solution than compromising.


5. Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood- Are you listening to what the other person is really saying? Or do you think you know what they are saying?


6. Synergize- Real growth happens when everyone is working for the same goal.


7. Sharpen the Saw- Renew yourself regularly of mind, body and spirit. (Yes, that is what I am doing in the mountains this week)

Remember nobody does all these things every day but the people that make a Habit of improving themselves everyday are taking ACTION for their own lives. Set some goals for yourself in 2012 in some of these areas: Business, Financial, Health, Mental, Family, Spiritual, Lifestyle and Relationships. Take the time to write down your goals. Do you realize if you write your goals down you are better than 97% of the population? Only a meager 3% of all people have written down goals. So the question I ask each of you? What are you waiting for? If you want to achieve something you must start today! Action only happens when you make it happen! Are you ready to do something NOW?

“I am a person of Action! I choose to seize the moment and I choose NOW!”

Happy New Year!

Have a GREAT year!

Gary Wilbers