1. Principle #20 Start Now….Just Do it

2. What does this mean?
“If you want to accomplish anything in life, you can’t just sit back and hope it will happen. You’ve got to make it happen.”
-Chuck Norris
Actor

3. Quick Write (5 Minutes)
Write about a time when you carefully planned something out but never took action.
What stopped you from executing your plan?
How did you feel when you didn’t follow through with the plan?

4. Who got the prize? The one who took action.
“Who wants a prize?”
Who got the prize? The one who took action.

5. The Lesson of the Prize How you do anything is how you do everything
If you are cautious about getting out of your seat for a prize, you are probably holding back in other areas of your life as well

6. Frog Riddle
Three frogs are floating down the river on a log. One of them decides to jump into the river. How many frogs are left on the log?
Answer: Three. Why? Because deciding to jump and jumping are two different things. Successful people don’t just decide to do something; they do it!

7. Nike Got it Right
“Just do it!”

8. “You can’t build a reputation on what you’re going to do.”
Talk is Cheap
winners take action
losers talk about it
“You can’t build a reputation on what you’re going to do.”
- Henry Ford
Founder of Ford Motor Company

9. “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”
Ready…Fire…Aim!
Many people spend their whole lives aiming at the target and never firing
To hit a target you must take action.
Get ready, fire, then adjust your aim and fire again. Keep taking action until you hit the target.
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”

10. Activity Cards

11. Silent Reading
Read about starting now on pages in the book entitled The Success Principles by Jack Canfield and Kent Healy.
Take down an additional page of Cornell notes. These notes will be checked at the end of the period.