Dear Self:

Persistence is only one of the keys to success. A few more “keys to success” are discipline, faith, and action. Here’s how I see things for my life:

Persistence: If I take one-step-at-a-time and don’t quit, I will get there.

Discipline: If I do what I need to do regardless to how I feel, I will get there.

Faith: If I believe I can, I will demonstrate courage.

Action: If I step out and apply what I believe, I will produce results.

You can tell what a person believes by observing what they do. Faith gives you the courage to take action. Therefore, faith is “belief” wearing shoes. If you are not taking positive action, then you’re having a challenge with your faith.

Maybe you don’t really know what you want. Maybe you don’t believe you really can have what you want. Maybe you know exactly what you want but you’re afraid to go after it. Maybe this, maybe that. Either way, you are going in circles.

You may desperately want to believe. However, your actions tell the true story.

We are always “doing” something. Sitting still is taking an action. It goes back to what you believe.

Knowledge without action equals having information, not faith.

Faith without taking action in what you believe means you’re fooling yourself.

Having faith does not guarantee you’re going to have good results. Having faith means you’re going to do something with what you believe.

Feedback is the result of taking action. Have faith that you’ll figure out whatever needs to be figured out.

Note to the reader: This blog was not meant to question anyone’s faith.

This is a wake-up call to me.