On Actually Doing Something

I have had the honor of attending and/or volunteering at several conferences and speaking engagements.  The speakers that truly amaze me, are motivational speakers.  People pay thousands of dollars to hear someone say, "You can do it.  Now go do it."  It's nothing anyone else couldn't think of or say.  It's not a new concept.  It's not founded on years of intensive research or study.  And yet, it is considered to be a truly profound idea.  People pay thousands of dollars to have their minds blown not by new or intricate data and analysis, but by the thought that they can do something, and have permission to do so.


I often wonder why people pay so much money to have someone tell them something so simple.  I'd love to be a motivational speaker.  For $3,000 a ticket, I'd even tell you that you can do something great. And with style.  I'd amp up the adjectives.  As simplistic as that is, we really do need to be reminded that we can do something.  And encouraged to do it.  The power in truly believing that, could truly be worth thousands. 


Have you been sitting on any ideas?  Have you shoved any childhood dreams in the closet?  Whether it's something simple, like starting a blog you've been procrastinating on for months, or something big like starting your own company, inventing a new product, asking someone on a date, etc... you really can do it.  And you really should go do it now, there's no better time.


Mood: Motivated