Talk Is Cheap

What you are actually doing is speaking so loudly that I can’t hear what you are saying. You are caught in the paralysis of analysis. A journey of 1,000 miles begins with the first step.

All of these adages have been around for a long time for one simple reason, they are true. The trick is to give enough consideration to a task, decision or project so you make wise decisions, but not so much analysis that you never actually begin. I would like to offer a time proven formula to help you get moving after an appropriate amount of thoughtfulness. We all get bogged down with life’s demands, work, family, community, etc. and many of those time commitments are fixed and cannot be adjusted. God gives each of us 24 hours each day; how we spend it is largely up to us. What I am addressing here is how we can accomplish the things we really want to do.

The methodology described below has been taught in business classes, corporations and churches for as long as I can remember. The one below was offered in a course Sweet Janice and I recently completed. You are never too old to learn something new, or at least be reminded of what you already knew.

What would you like to accomplish this year? Make plans for the coming holiday season, fall craft festivals, or perhaps this summer. Or, do what you’ve always done and get the same non–results. It is up to you.

Here is my inspiration for this message:

Prov 14:23 ​​​​​​​In all hard work there is profit, ​​​​​​but merely talking about it only brings poverty.

Prov 11:14 ​​​​​​​When there is no guidance a nation falls, ​​​​​​but there is success in the abundance of counselors.