CHAPTER 5

The Practice of Purpose

Make Sure You Walk Your Talk

You’ve heard the old proverb that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. I’m not sure that’s correct, but I do know that good intentions are never good enough. The Champion Edge is all about taking action. About walking your talk. As master artist Pablo Picasso declared, “What one does is what counts. Not what one had the intention of doing.”

If you followed through on the last chapter, you now have a purpose statement. You’ve put your good intentions into writing. Congratulations! That puts you in Champion Edge territory, among the top tier of people. Because many psychologists and business consultants believe that only three percent of the population ever bothers to do ...

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