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Action is what counts
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You’ve spent enough time getting ready. Now is the time to get to work.

Are you unsure of what to do, of how to do it? Start where you are, with what you have, with what you know.

You can’t figure everything out by merely thinking about it. Jump into action and you’ll quickly begin to understand what works and what doesn’t.

Yes, you’re going to make mistakes. And they’ll teach you more than you can possibly imagine.

So move ahead, get the process going. Take the most effective step that comes to mind, learn from it, and keep going.

Action is what counts. Now is the time for it.

— Ralph Marston

You are the magic
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Thoughts do not magically become reality. Or do they?

Your thoughts have great influence on you, on the actions you take. And those actions result in changes to the objective world of material reality.

So in a very real sense, your thoughts do indeed become reality through a magical process. And you are the magic.

You are the connection that transforms vague ideas and feelings into specific situations and experiences. You are the vehicle through which thoughts become expressed in reality.

Because of what they lead you to do, and because of what you’re indeed able to do, your thoughts have power. And you are constantly giving that power to whatever you focus your thoughts upon.

Make good use of the influential position you’re in. Choose your thoughts with care, with love, with purpose, ever mindful of where they will lead.

— Ralph Marston

Live like it all matters
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You can get by in life without caring about anything. But why in the world would you want to live your life that way?

You can get through your work just doing the bare minimum, being sloppy and inattentive. Yet the time you’re wasting on meaningless activity is your own precious time.

You can get through the day being selfish, rude, and inconsiderate. But the person damaged most by your selfishness is you.

Life without caring wears you down and empties you out, even if just for a few hours or minutes. Fortunately, you never have to live that way.

You can always choose to care, to give your best, to be kind, considerate, diligent, purposeful. It’s not always easy, not always convenient, but it’s always available and always your best option.

Give your sincere care to the people, activities, circumstances, and possibilities in your life. Live like it all matters and you’ll know without a doubt how much it all does.

— Ralph Marston

Keep goodness alive
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Fulfill the potential of what is now. At the same time, honor and utilize the value of what has gone before.

You stand at the dawning of a malleable and undetermined future. Yet you’ve been brought to this point by a specific, concluded past.

As you persist in your actions, as events continue to unfold, you walk the fertile ground between what was and what’s to be. It is a powerful and sobering place to be.

In this sweet spot of time that is now, you play an essential role. You are responsible for the continuation and expansion of life’s goodness and value.

Every achievement that’s ever been achieved has occurred in the past. You have the ability and the obligation to extend achievement and its benefits far into the future.

Right here, right now, is where everything that matters encounters everything that’s possible. With your effort, with your commitment, with faith, integrity and gratitude, keep the goodness alive and growing.

— Ralph Marston