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Law #57

Position Yourself To Be Involved

When you do nothing, you feel overwhelmed and powerless. But when you get involved, you feel the sense of hope and accomplishment that comes from knowing you are working to make things better. (Author Unknown)

Some Definitions

Do - To accomplish; finish; complete. To perform (an act, duty, role, etc.).

Nothing - No thing; not anything; naught. Something that is nonexistent. A trivial action, matter, circumstance, thing, or remark.

Feel - To have a sensation of (something), other than by sight, hearing, taste, or smell. To be or become conscious of. To experience the effects of.

Overwhelm / Overwhelmed - To affect deeply in mind or emotion. To surge over and submerge; engulf. To present with an excessive amount.

Powerless - Unable to produce an effect. Lacking power to act; helpless.

Get -To receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of. To cause to be in one’s possession or succeed in having available for one’s use or enjoyment; obtain; acquire.

Involved - Concerned in some affair. Committed or engaged. To engage or employ. To engage the interests or emotions or commitment of.

Feel - To be or become conscious of. To be emotionally affected by. To experience the effects of.

Sense - Any special capacity for perception, estimation, appreciation, etc.. A mental discernment, realization, or recognition; acuteness.

Hope -The feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best. To look forward to with desire and reasonable confidence.

Accomplishment -An act or instance of carrying into effect; fulfillment. A deed; an achievement.

Knowing - Conscious; intentional; deliberate. Shrewd, sharp, or astute. Having knowledge or information; intelligent.

Work / Working - Exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil. Productive or operative activity. The result of exertion, labor, or activity; a deed or performance.

Make - To bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.. To produce; cause to exist or happen; bring about. To cause to be or become; render.

Thing(s) - Anything that is or may become an object of thought. An action, deed, event, or performance. A material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object.

Better - Of superior quality or excellence. Of superior suitability, advisability, desirability, acceptableness, etc..

Source: Dictionary.com

What Is This Quote Suggesting?

It is suggesting several things:

• If we sit around and do nothing, we will not only feel powerful, but we will in fact, be powerless.

• If you will actually BOTHER to get involved, all sorts of opportunities will open up before you and things will begin to happen.

• The reason you begin to feel as if things will being to happen before your very eyes is because you know you are working in the right direction and you are working toward making POSITIVE things happen.

So Where Do We Go From Here?

No matter what, we proceed forward, IN A POSITIVE MANNER. We work hard to make sure that positive things happen all around us.

That’s what being INVOLVED is all about.

INVOLVED means that you are paying attention to what is going on around you and you assert yourself, as appropriate along the way.

IF you want to be involved, that’s what it takes. You can’t ignore things. Instead, you need to pay attention to what is going on around you and assert yourself accordingly.

That is a good thing, trust me.

What Does It Take To Be Involved?

Being involved is simple.  All you have to do is decide that you want to be involved.  By deciding that you want to be involved, you will set many things in motion, almost all of which are positive.

Such a simple decision, YET, most of us are afraid to make it.

Why is that so?

Why Are People Afraid To Be Involved?

I’m not sure, but I believe it is because people are afraid of consequences.  People, as a rule, like certainty.  They like to know what is going to happen and when  it is going to happen.

However, I’m asking more from you than that.

Shame on me, but I have the guts to ask more from  you than what is generally expected.

What Will Happen Because I Am Asking More Of You?

A funny thing is going to happen.  Just because I ask more of you, I will wind up getting more from you.

It’s a strange thing.  People are afraid to ask for more and people are afraid to give more.

WELL, GUESS WHAT ?  I’m not afraid to ask for more and I’m going to CONSTANTLY ask for more from you than you ever dreamed was imaginable.

It’s simple.  If I ask for more, I will get more.

So What Am I Suggesting?

I’m suggesting that we should ALL ask for more from others, BUT EVEN MORE IMPORTANTLY - we should ask for more from ourselves.

Ir we would all stop for a moment and ask ourselves to become MORE INVOLVED, the world would be a better place.

Assuming that’s what we all want, then what is the problem.    Ask for more from others around you and ask for more from yourself.  I promise you the world will be a better place as a result.