Make Information Profit You!

"Apply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then, by God, do something. Don't just stand there, make something happen." Lee Iacocca

We're living in an information age. Thanks to technology, it's easier to get information now than before. We could get good information, or bad information, but we can never complain of not having information. In fact, what some complain about today is, information overload.

Today, everyone has access to information that will help make their lives better. In just a few hours, I've scanned over some articles providing helpful information. Here are just a few titles I've come across:

"How To Pray For Results"

"3 Things You Can Do To For A Better Memory"

"How To Develop Habits That Lead To Success"

"How To Make Money Online"

"How To Lose Weight And Keep It Off!"

You get the idea. Helpful information that covers every kind of need, whether it's spiritual, physical or material, is available to anyone who has a computer and an internet access!

If that's the case, why is it then that not everyone is being helped by all this available information?

Well, you see, having information, even great and profitable information, is not enough. Info that others are willing to die for, or pay big bucks for, isn't going to do us much good, if all we can say about it is that we have it. Something else needs to be mixed in to make this information profit us.

About 2 years ago, around 30 ladies gathered in our community to learn how to cook gourmet food. It was a "show and do it" activity. They were taught and shown how to make them, and then they actually cooked the food themselves. All 30 ladies received valuable information and know-how concerning these food preparations.

Of the 30 ladies who learned to do gourmet cooking, only 5 made good use of this information. Of the 5, 4 of them used what they learned in cooking for their families. They shared stories of how they wowed their families and friends with the food they served.

The other 1 of the 5, used what she learned in taking orders and getting paid for them. To this day, she is earning some serious money based on that one community activity.

And what about the rest, the other 25 gals who were taught the same thing? Nothing! They did nothing with the information they learned. Consequently, they, their families and friends, and their financial situation did not benefit from the great information they received!

So, what is the one thing that needs to be added to convert information into a profitable experience for us?

ACTION!

Information by itself, no matter how revealing and profitable, will not benefit us unless we act on it!

How many blogs, articles, and newsletters have we read? How much information have we collected?

It's ok to keep learning. But in all our learning, we need to start acting on them.

"Just do it." Nike

Cheers!
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