Just do it

I only have one pair of nike sneakers, so this is definitely not a commercial for the Oregon based multinational company.

However, I do love the company motto.

"Just do it"

This motto should not be considered with implusive overtones, but with a sense of conviction.

As I've reviewed my life, I've noticed some interesting trends. There is no shortage of information in my life. This is not to say that I know it all, but I have access to it all. With books, schools, and the internet, I have access to a great deal of information. Books on Russian gulags, prayer, international politics, Germany poetry, spiritual warfare, globalization, etc line the shelves at my home. Most people living in developed nations have access to a great deal of information via libraries, conferences, television, radio, internet, newspapers, etc.

The hard part is not usually finding the information, but applying what we already know.

Application is essential.

We can have all the knowledge in the world, but if we don't implement the prinicples we've learned about, we have nothing but useless books and trivia.

Literally, we have to "just do it".

You've learned something and you believe it to be true. But wow, the difficult part of life is breaking our old habits and implementing the new knowledge into our daily life.

Sometimes we feel that if we just read one more book on the subject or talk to another expert or attend one more conference, then it will just automatically happen. That is not the case.

Change only comes through deliberate action. We have to act on what we know to be true.

So, I encourage and implore you to implement and incorporate the priniciples you know to be true. There is nothing wrong with reading books and everything, but remember, when all is said and done, it is you that has to make the step. Books and cds only give inspiration to take the step.

Thanks for reading

Josh
Phoenix, AZ
Camelback and 16th