PEOPLE WHO LACK INITIATIVE

When it comes to initiative, there are really only four kinds of people

1.       People who do the right thing without being told

2.       People who do the right thing when told

3.       People who do the right thing when told more than once

4.       People who never do the right thing, no matter what

Anyone who wants to be successful needs to become the first kind of person. I think there are several reasons why everyone doesn’t do that


 

1                     People Who Lack Initiative Fail To See The Consequences Of Inaction

As king Solomon would say, “You lazy fool, look at an ant. Watch it closely; let it teach you a thing or two. Nobody has to tell it what to do. All summer it stores up food; at harvest it stockpiles provisions. So how long are you going to laze around doing nothing? How long before you get out of bed? A nap here, a nap the, a day off there, sit back, take it easy – do you know what comes next? Just this: you can look forward to a dirt poor life, poverty your permanent houseguest!”

It is easy to dodge our responsibility but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities. Whatever we do or neglect to do will catch up with us in the end.

Those who never initiate often end up like “ He lived a life of going to do and died with nothing done”

Don’t let that happen to you.

2                     People Who Lack Initiative Want Someone Else To Motivate Them

Successful people don’t need people to motivate them, they motivate others. Their motivation comes from within. If we wait for others to motivate us, what happens when a coach, a boss, or other inspirational people don’t show up?

3                     People Who Lack Initiative Look For The Perfect Time To Act

Timing is important- no doubt about that. When to lead is as important as what to do and where to go but it’s also true that all worthwhile endeavors in life require risk. A Chinese proverb “He who deliberates fully before taking a step will spend his entire life on one leg.”

For many people, the tragedy isn’t that life ends too soon; it’s that they wait too long to begin it.

4                     People Who Lack Initiative Like Tomorrow Better Than Today

Tomorrow is the only day in the year that appeals to a lazy man. One of the reasons noninitiators have such difficult time getting started is that they focus their attention on tomorrow instead of today. The idea of tomorrow can be very seductive, but the promise that it holds is often false. The wise man does at once what the fool does finally. Anything worth doing is worth doing immediately.

Remember that for people who never start, their difficulties never stop.

Culled from “talent is never enough by John C. Maxwell “

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