Shut up and start putting your ideas into action.

Benjamin H Clarke
4 min readJan 31, 2021

We live in this instant world where it is so easy to get our hands-on stuff. We could not conceive all the fantastic inventions and possibilities that currently exist and then some imagine looking at every single item on Amazon. Imagine what will be invented and created in the future.

We keep growing and evolving, And like any useful invention or creation, it takes hard work. First, someone gets a spark of inspiration, a vision of the idea. Then the journey begins. They start to take action on this vision that only they can see in their head. Then they start creating it. Where do they start? At first, they do not know, and They ask themselves the question because that is the only way to get the answer. They begin to take action, and they begin to learn to ask better questions. And with every mistake comes more clarity, and is another lesson to bring the idea into the material world. They are open to failure because they can feel and see their idea in their head. They have combined a belief that it is possible with faith that it will work.

Why am I telling you this? Because we all operate the same way. We can all imagine what we what in life and conceive an idea. Whether it be an idea of a new career, a new business venture, or an invention/creation?

But what stops us from doing it?

Is it fear, self-doubt? or do we lack the belief that it is possible?

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Or do we try it but stop after failing the first time. We are raised in a world where you either fail or pass an exam. Or, if you want something, you can order it with a few clicks on Amazon. Not fully appreciating all the hard work and determination that went into creating that item, all the failure, and prototypes that did not work, they keep learning and building until the item is created. Even then, it is not perfect and could always be improved. Failure does not matter unless you learn. Then you can turn a perceived negative into a positive.

This mindset shift will take you to the next level in life and allow you to keep growing and learning when you start to see lessons instead of mistakes and failure — combining this with the belief that it is possible and that you can achieve your dreams or idea.

All you need to do is start growing, learning, and enjoying life. Bring back the child’s mind with all the wisdom and knowledge you have today, and you can flourish with life. Look around you. Nature never stops growing unless we cut it down and destroyed even then, it will grow back. Nature does not care. Have you ever cut down a tree, and it just starts growing again? It is life. We are a little bit more complex than trees, so we like to think.

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My next point is, what is your internal chatter like? Are you talking to yourself like you love yourself and you are your best friend — talking with encouraging thoughts and supportive words? Or is your mental chatter discouraging, filling your mind and beliefs or doubts? I want you to know that you can do this!

I was the person in school who had extra help with English and thought that I was not good, and I had created this idea that I could not write or spell very well. Well, to prove myself wrong and to keep growing, I am nowhere writing this article, and there are many more to come. What did I need to do to get here? Well, I first needed to believe! I needed to fail and learn from my mistakes. I had to write a lot of incomplete writings and articles until I eventually completed one. I first had to have the idea and vision that it was possible. Then I asked myself questions and acted upon the answers to then be able to ask new and better questions to be able to get new answers and lessons that got me closer to the desired outcome.

I stopped the internal chatter in my head that was stopping me from doing this and transmuted it into encouraging positive self-talk.

So I ask you, what can you see in your head that you are not taking action on?

Is it a vision without the belief that it is possible? Or maybe you believe it, but you are letting your negative self-talk stop you from making mistakes and learning? Or maybe you tried and gave up after the first few failures?

All you need to do is combine the belief with action to bring the vision into the material world that we live.

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Benjamin H Clarke

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