Action vs. Inaction

Spring is a great antidote to long cold winters. It’s the same with
action and inaction. Action is a powerful antidote to the stagnation of
inactivity. Being creatively alive involves abandoning a position of
inaction in circumstances which have traditionally immobilized you. The
name of the game is action. Doing. Overcoming your inertia and acting
will give you a whole new lease on being creatively alive.

Action
is the single most effective antidote to depression, anxiety, stress,
fear, worry, guilt, and of course, immobility. It is virtually
impossible to be depressed and active at the same time. Even if you
wanted to, it is difficult to keep on moping, complaining, lolling
around and wallowing in self-pity if you get active and do something.
Anything! Just doing is such an important part of being a fully
functioning person.

In fact, that lack of action is not a
result of depression; it is the cause. Don’t be paralyzed by the fear
of making a mistake. Taking action, gives you momentum. Initiating the
effort attracts opportunities and synergistic things happen.

Inactivity,
on one hand, is most often a choice rather than an inescapable fact of
life, while action is a definite way to avoid being victimized by
yourself or others. If you decide to do something about your problem or
challenge, rather than grumble about it, you’ll be on the road to
changing things around for yourself. When you take action, you also
take control. Thinking keeps you a prisoner of the past. Action puts
you in control of the future.

If you find yourself asking,
“Yes, but what can I do” the answer is very, very simple. Anything is a
lot more effective than nothing.

This old proverb has a lot of truth in it: Even when you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.

Kerri Salls is a business advisor who helps clients work on
their business, not just in their business. She assists successful businesses
with a burning desire to take their business to the next level of success and
are willing to invest their time and money in that pursuit. As a strategist,
Kerri enhances decision making, increases focus and improves performance of progressive
leaders as they realize their vision and vocation. www.breakthroughenterprise.com.
978.692.5258

Kerri has an MBA in International Marketing and Operations
Management from Boston University, sits on the Board of Directors for the
Middlesex West Chamber of Commerce and is the Sponsorship Chair for the Women’s
Economic Summit.

Monday, April 6,
2009