We have a bell that I often ring at the gym because it shakes things up and gets people quickly into action, a sense of alarm should be felt that makes us take action and do our best.
Most of us show a sense of urgency in life ONLY when we have to get something done or something bad may happen if we don’t.
We pretend as if we have all the time in the world, when we have all the ability to do good to great things TODAY and get it done out of the way.
We take for granted that we will have the same opportunities tomorrow, next week and even next year, but the reality is that we have no time like today. Time is our most valuable commodity as we cannot make more of it or ever get it back.
You may kid yourself that you are “working on something, or have a plan for the future”.
The best question is to ask yourself what proof you have that you have improved or moved forward with that plan? Talking about something sounds great but it’s always the “doing” that counts.
In the gym, things are easily measurable. Can you lift more weights, can you run, cycle or ski faster or further? Can you push something you never thought you could, and now do it with much more pace and power?
You are always capable of great things, but you must show urgency every day to get what you need to do actually done no matter what.
The more urgency you show, the further you are going to go in all areas of your life. Tomorrow offers no guarantees, take your opportunities today.
