The Action Business

What’s become very evident over the last two years is I have in the action business. I’ve been tasked with a couple of things where it’s taken me walking in faith. I’ve had to narrow my focus and eliminate what others say and think and move forward despite contrary opinion.

From writing and publishing my first novel, to moving to Manila to write and complete my second and third books and every phase in between, it’s taken a focus and commitment I’ve rarely exhibited over an extended period of time.

I say the action business because more than one friend as asked about money and making money with the book and what my thoughts of income possibilities are with the book and being an author. My response is typically, “I am telling the story because it need to be told. Whether it sells a dozen or a couple million copies isn’t my concern. My responsibility, my task is to write the book and tell the story.”

I have to take action. I am. The rest of the deal, the results are in God’s hands. I have taken and will continue to take the action. The right action is all I have to do. The right action seems fuzzy and unclear sometimes but not now. At this moment in time it’s extremely clear. Stay here, finish the books. Do whatever it takes to move forward on this course.

It’s challenging and it’s not at all fun. The trip has had some pleasant moments. I’ve met some great people and experienced some cool things but it’s not at all what I thought it was going to be because I moved into this situation with no expectations. I came here to finish the books. I only researched apartments to live and if they had reliable internet. I am taking the right action.

I am more than two years into this process. This process of transforming into an author, then publisher, then motivational speaker, and business mogul. It’s an uncomfortable transformation. It’s been interesting and fulfilling and unsettling. I am doing what needs to be done and I have very little reservations about the outcome. I can see what will happen and I will move forward towards that vision.

I’ve had conversation with those who can’t see my vision and it shows me I have to become a more effective communicator. It’s not an indictment on them and their lack of vision but rather a conviction of my deficiencies in my communication abilities and my inability to transfer my emotions and feelings in a convincing enough manner to help others see and believe as I believe.

For the sake of consistency, although I don’t really want to -

Today, Thursday, February 21, 2019, I am grateful that:

I get to stay focused and move forward with little expectations of results. I move forward by taking action and let the results in His hands.

I get to write and tell His story and His greatness. I get to share with others how He has moved through me and how He has done great things for me and will for you as well.

I get to continue to build and develop and flex my faith muscle. I get to continue to see and grow and mature in my faith knowing what I learn and experience will not only help me but through my documentation of those experiences I will offer hope to numbers yet undetermined by myself.

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