Do your actions match your words?
Are you following through on the things you say?
Take a few minutes and think about whether your actions are in alignment with your words. Be honest with yourself. If they are not, that’s ok. Take some time now to look a bit deeper within to see what might be causing the disconnection.
This quote by Aleksandra Layland is eye opening because there have been plenty of experiences I’ve witnessed and relationships I’ve been in where people talk a big game and yet their actions clearly don’t match their words. Can you relate to this?
Can you think of any situations recently that come to mind?
This could be a touchy subject for some. Calling bullshit on peoples’ behavior is not something they enjoy. But let me ask you, have if ever had either a family member, a friend, or boyfriend / girlfriend or spouse tell you one thing then do the opposite? If so, how did that make you feel?
And how would it make you feel if it happens over and over and over again? I’m willing to bet it’s not leading to a good feeling, right.
Or maybe you are realizing now that you’ve been like that quite a bit as well.
That’s ok. Listen, we all have moments where life gets in the way. I get it. What I am talking about here specifically is a repetitive failure to follow through on one’s words.
Think about when this happens, not only is that person letting himself or herself down, devaluing their worth in the process, but they also affect the other people involved, letting them down as well.
I was in the gym one morning talking to one of the people who worked there and he was sharing with me all of these fitness goals he was going to achieve and workout routines he was going to implement.
Being someone who knows the value in providing support and accountability for others to help them achieve their goals, I simply asked if it was ok to check in with him once a week to check in on his progress.
His look was priceless. There he was talking about all of the amazing things he was going to achieve but when I offered him with some accountability to help keep him on track he froze like a deer in headlights.
In that moment, I was calling him to step up to the plate and take action on everything he was saying and he wasn’t very excited about it.
Think about how often people say they want to do something or achieve something. What typically happens? Nothing. If someone then were to call them out on it, they get either mad or offended.
If this has been the case for you or maybe you know someone like this, where actions and words are not playing well together, spend some time looking within.
What can you do to start taking action on your words because you know your value and to do anything less would not serve you or anyone else in being the best version of you?
Now it’s your turn.
How does this quote inspire you?
Tell me about an experience where either you or someone you know didn’t quite follow through on what they said they were going to do. How did that make you feel and is it a common occurrence?
If you’ve been guilty of your actions and your words not in complete alignment more often than you’d like, how can you start making a shift to follow through on a more consistent basis?
If you can use some support and accountability to help you along the way, reach out to me.
Contact me or share your thoughts below in the Comments section.
Let’s get the discussion going.
Remember, you are not alone on this journey. Together we can become stronger individuals.
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