THE TEN SCROLLS From the GREATEST SALESMAN IN THE WORLD by OG MANDINO – Scroll 9

Scroll Nine

My dreams are worthless, my plans are dust, my goals are impossible.  All are of no value, unless they are followed by action.   I will act now.  Never has there been a map, however carefully executed in detail and scale which carried its owner over even one inch of ground.   Never has there been a scroll even once such as this, which earned so much as a penny, or produced a single word of acclamation.  Action alone is the tinder which ignites the map – this scroll, my dreams, my plans, my goal into a living force.   I will act now.  My procrastination, which held me back was born of fear, I must always act without hesitation.  And the flatters in my heart will  vanish.  I will not avoid the tasks of today and charge them to tomorrow,  for I know tomorrow never comes.  Let me act now.  Even though my actions may not bring happiness or success, for it is better to act and fail than not to act and flounder.  I will act now.  Henceforth I will repeat these words each hour  each day, every day until the words become as much as habit as my  breathing.  And the actions, which follow become as instinctive as the  blinking of my eyelids.  With these words, I can condition my mind to  perform every act necessary for my success.

I will act now.  I will repeat these words again and again, and  again.  When I awake, I will say them and leap from my cot, when a failure will sleep yet another hour.  I will act now..  When I enter the market place, I will say these  words, and immediately confront my first prospect, while the failure  ponders yet a possibility of rebuff.

I will act now.  When I face a closed door, I will say them and  knock, while the failure waits outside with fear and trepidation.  I will act now.  When I’m tempted to quit, and begin again  tomorrow, I will say them and immediately act to consummate another sale.  I will act now.  Only action determines my value in the market  place.  And to multiply my value, I will multiply my actions.  I will walk,  where the failure fears to walk.  I will work when the failure seeks rest.   I will act now, for now is all I have.  Tomorrow is the day when the  failure will succeed.  I am not a failure.  I will act now.  Success will not  wait.  If I delay, success will become wed to another, and lost to me  forever.  This is the time.  This is the place.  I am the person.  I will act  now!