Walking the talk
Before the beginning of any
worthwhile journey, there is a decision on the destination. An attempt to
travel without a vivid mental picture of where to go keeps one going in circles,
or on an unending straight line. No matter how long one has travelled on the
wrong path, it is wisdom to make a u-turn and start all over in the right path.
The experience gotten going the wrong path can be leveraged upon and can give
mileage if well scrutinised.
He who doesn’t fulfil or
accomplish anything valuable, is he who does a lot of TALKING and less of
walking the road up the realisation of the things he talks about. If you want
to see the things you say, walk up to them, because they rarely walk up to you
all by themselves except they are sent. Best advice therefore will be, don’t
talk about the things you don’t have passion for; and even when you talk about
the ones you have heart for, talk more to yourself and to the things, don’t
talk to people about your good intentions and dreams until you have made major
moves with reasonable progress. If you have to talk to people, then make sure
they are involved with the knowhow. It seems to me that people lose the
momentum to move to the attainment of their goals when they talk too much about
them. You dissipate the energy you need
to make progress when you are a talker and not a walker.
Walking the talk takes a lot of
commitment and discipline.
The first principle I’ll recommend is this:
You should create a personal buzzword that gives you a clear mental picture of
your destination, and speak it to yourself consistently. This helps you bring the future into the present, establishes it in
your mind and lubricates the process of
getting there. Words are the most potent instrument for the creation of
anything durable.
The next principle is Learning:
What is the language of your profession?
What are the tenets and principles relevant to your field? To walk the
talk tenaciously you must chose to stay on the learning path of life. Learning
as in leaning on the experiences and expertise of the who’s who in your field,
and Walking as in working incessantly to clone your own unique breed that has
the breath of your own originality.
16th Jan, 2012. 12 am
