So we’ve been talking about Core Habits of the successful. In the last post I shared the importance of RICH thoughts, beliefs and words.
Today’s message is about ACTIONS.
Successful people have rich actions.
Two months ago I went to Nordstrom with my daughter Auriana. We walk into the coffee shop and I lay eyes on the most amazing peanut butter and chocolate dessert. I’m salivating as I suggest to Auriana that we treat ourselves and split it. When she turns me down I reluctantly order just a coffee and reject the tempting dessert.
A few minutes later a gentleman in his late 70′s walks over to our table. ‘I could tell how much you wanted this,’ he says as he places the peanut butter and chocolate delicacy in front of me. ‘Let me treat you today.’
That dessert only cost the man a few dollars. But the impact it made on both Auriana and myself was profound.
Several months later, Auriana is in the mall with her cousin and a friend. They decide to have lunch in the food court. When it was time to pay for their order, Auriana pulls out her money and announces she wants to treat them all to lunch!
On the same day I’m at a convention in New Orleans. I’m in a long line at Starbucks waiting to order my cappuccino when the lady behind me strikes up a conversation. The next thing I know we are sharing stories of our lives and laughing together like we are long lost friends. When it is finally my turn to order, I tell the guy behind the counter to put this lady’s cappuccino on my bill. You would have thought I bought this woman a convertible Jaguar!
You know what? That cappuccino only cost me three dollars and fifty cents. The lunch only cost Auriana six dollars. The dessert only cost the man a couple of bucks. What a small price to pay for the rich feeling that these actions produce.
Are your actions rich?
When you have prosperous thoughts, steeped in sound belief, when you utilize an abundance of bold, rich words, and you make it a habit to carry out fruitful actions, your life is very rich indeed.
Think. Believe. Speak. Act.
What can you do today to make these four habits of success your own?
To your success!
