I have always been fascinated by what causes certain people to obtain success vs. those who only hope for success but achieve nothing.

We talked the last couple of days about implementing ideas you find in the information you buy online. It really does not make sense to buy anything unless you have an intention to implement at least ONE IDEA in the info you buy or read.

But what do most people do?

They find so many ideas in the books they read, they get overwhelmed and do nothing.

That’s why I emphasize implementing just ONE IDEA you find in the books you buy.

You know, and I know, that *information* is the difference between success and failure, online or offline.

The quality of the information you receive makes a big difference. It’s not just the quantity.

How does it make a big difference?

Just as we ingest *food* for it’s nutritional value, we also ingest *information* for it’s educational value.

Eating fast-food or *junk* food with relatively low nutritional value in great quantities is just as bad as overloading yourself with information that’s has little value or is ‘theoretical’ in nature.

The type of information I look for is information from a person who has actually done the things they have written about.

For example if I want to learn sky diving wouldn’t it make sense to buy information from someone who has actually sky-dived? In addition, it would be even better to buy information from someone who actually sky-dived AND has taught other people how to sky-dive as an instructor?

But there are some things you just cannot learn in a book, no matter how good the value of the information.

Yes, the quality is important, but that is only the first step in obtaining the goal you want.

The *goal* is whatever you’re trying to achieve: More money; success in a particular field; happiness in a relationship; acquisition of a particular object like a big house or car, etc, or success in business online or offline.

But there are certain things you CANNOT learn in a book.

You can only learn them by DOING.

You get direction and valuable info in books but until you implement, take action and push yourself into taking appropriate steps toward your goal, nothing happens.

All that fine knowledge you’ve accumulated sits dormant in your brain’s storage facilities waiting to be activated.

There are some things you can ONLY LEARN by doing.

No matter how much you read, or think you know, there are some things you will never know until you DO it.

Let me make this as clear as I can.

There are 2 types of knowledge (actually there are even more than that, but we’re sticking with just 2 for now).

There is knowledge obtained through reading.

And there is knowledge obtained through doing or through experience.

Some people call it ‘experiential’ knowledge, others call it Street Smarts.

There are tons of millionaires who have little more than a high school education who made their money by DOING, not reading.

There are even more millionaires who made their money by obtaining valuable information and TAKING ACTION. I’ll assume you’re the type of person who likes to read, otherwise you wouldn’t be reading this.

The one thing you’re missing is taking action. Most people try to do too much, get overwhelmed and end up frustrated and do nothing.

Do ONE THING and do it now. Don’t try to do too many things at once… focus and do one, then another until you wake up one day and say, “Wow, look at how far I’ve come”.

That’s all for today…