Friday Fodder – Action

Once upon a time…

There were five little green frogs sitting on a lily pad, catching some most delicious bugs. Yum-Yum. One little green frog decided to jump off. How many frogs do you think are left?

If your answer is “four”, you can thank your primary school maths teacher for your excellent mathematical ability. Unfortunately, this is not a test of your subtraction skills. It’s a life problem.

The correct answer is “five”. Yes, all five little green frogs are still sitting there on the lily pad. That one thoughtful frog made the decision to jump, but hasn’t yet executed.

Just then, a giant hungry crocodile burst out of the pond and snapped up all five frogs! Yum-Yum.

“Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action comes,

stop thinking and go in.”

― Napoleon Bonaparte

Moral of the Story:

Life is not a spectator sport; it is indeed a contact sport and there are no practice sessions. You’ve been in the game from day one. The journey starts with a single step, not by thinking about taking that step. Be the frog who not only decides to jump off the lily pad but actually jumps. Take that big leap forward without hesitation, without once looking back. Simply forget the past and forge toward the future.

You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do. The minute you hesitate you are in trouble. Fear causes hesitation, and hesitation will cause your worst fears to come true. In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing. Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.

“My father taught me that you can read a hundred books on wisdom and write a hundred books on wisdom, but unless you apply what you learned then its only words on a page. Life is not lived with intentions, but with action.”

― Shannon Alder

Affirmation: I am ready for bold adventures.

My fears are dissolving. I am ready for whatever today brings. Today, I take action. I am filled with endless possibilities. Every action I take moves me closer to my goals. I act purposefully and take action. I am always learning, growing. I have the power to change my life. I am worthy. ​Now is the perfect time to start moving towards my goals. ​My plans succeed because I take action. Taking action is changing me for the better. I am creating a life of passion and purpose. I am prosperous in every area because I take action. I am inspired to take action everyday. Taking action is making me rich. As I work hard, my action drives success. I trust myself and my actions. I know my priorities and I act on them. All my actions are in perfect harmony with my purpose. With confidence and courage I take action every day.

“Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, not of words. Trust movement.”

― Alfred Adler

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Suzanne Cunningham

(HBIC) Creative Director
Pure Element 5

More about Suzanne

Wisdom is what you get when you don't get what you want. With a career spanning three decades, across IT, Advertising, HR Learning, Human Behaviour, Leadership and Organisational Development, Suzanne became increasingly concerned that her passion for personal empowerment, vital health and unlimited happiness was being met with increasing polarisation, antagonism and separation in the business world. With a unique ability to perceive the world around her and reflect it back to others, pinpointing the core of complex issues, Suzanne is a truthteller, revealing how well systems are operating and how healthy an environment is at any given time.

Highly adaptable and open to elevating and changing beliefs with new information, she could see it was the narrowed mechanistic perspective (reducing and fragmenting life) causing the separation. A master at rebuilding the systems of Self, gained from transmuting years of childhood abuse and horrendous trauma across ancestral bloodlines, Suzanne has successfully studied and practiced several healing modalities for repairing, maintaining and elevating the body-mind-spirit complex.

Dis-harmony, dis-ease, and dis-connection have been weaponised against people and planet. Within the heated controversy of the past five years, the unveiling of the One World Order through the global implementation of AI networks for complete Technocratic Totalitarianism by 2030 is now well underway. In the wake of the power elite’s grab for ultimate control, it is time to get radical… but not in the way you might first think. Suzanne blends business expertise, a deep connection with nature, and experience in mental, emotional and spiritual transformation, to bring creative solutions for changing beliefs and reclaiming your co-creative power and organisational intent for business to truly be a force for life-affirming good.

Welcome to the Regeneration Revolution. It is time for humanity’s upgrade. The future belongs to the Conscious Leaders with enhanced creativity, embodied empathy, increased resilience, and improved agility. We have at the ready all we need to shift our mindset to one which is more future-fit for ourselves, for those around us, and for the organisations and communities we serve. Together we rise!

Suzanne Cunningham