I Reveal the Secret for Accomplishing Anything? It's not Pretty.

"Do you want to know the secret for accomplishing anything?" I sweetly inquire.

"Sure!" you leap to reply.

"Even if it is costly?" I counter.

"How much?"

"It is quite costly," I warn, "but I can't tell you the price because only you will know what the price is.

"I can tell you that the cost for not knowing this secret, is your life. Without the knowledge of this secret, you are doomed to an unfulfilling life. You will have to pay this price to live wholeheartedly."

"Ok, tell me," you say with determination, "I will pay the price to live wholeheartedly."

The Secret Revealed

"You will have to give up, 'I don't want to...'. You will have to give up waiting until you feel like doing the hard steps. You will have to take steps even when you don't want to," I say.

"The core secret is this -- You Must Take Action.

"There are two laws related to action.

"The first is -- Action Cures Fear."

Terrified, you ask, "What does that mean?"

"It means," I gently reply, "that your fear won't go away. You can wait for the rest of your life, but your fear won't go away. If you want to live the life you truly love, you will have to act first, before you feel safe. Once you act, the fear will disappear like mist before the sun."

"Oh," you comment, not sounding relieved.

"Yes, it is good news, but nasty, too. The second law is just as bad. Hang on. Motivation Follow Action."

"Does that mean, if I wait around to feel motivated to workout, burn fat, and get strong, that it will never happen either?" you respond piteously, hoping I will contradict you."

"Yes, you have it," I answer jubilantly. "If you wait to feel like making the phone call, you will never do it. The good news is that the minute you start to work out, you will be motivated. After the first words of the phone call, you'll be happier.

"I know it seems perverse. It is just how it works.

"Rocks are hard and water is wet. Action cures fear. And motivation follows action.

"Sometimes we don't like it, but it behooves us to live according to the laws," I conclude.

You sigh. But there is a smile of recognition and the beginning of some eagerness to test the laws. "Lets go do some action," you say.

One more useful phrase:

Don't over think this, just act.

Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative and creation, there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too… Whatever you can do.., begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now" -- Goethe

I humbly add to this quotation; put the commitment into action.

Next time...

In this final Fundamental Secret, I reveal the secret to getting anything you want.