Nothing ever happens without someone taking the first step to "activate" that thing. What do you need to activate in your life? Activate means to "make (something) active or operative; to set in motion; to organize or create." Some reflection time! What do you need to awaken if it has been lying dormant for a while? What do you need to activate for the very first time? What do you need to "stir up" so that progress can be made in your latest venture or assignment/project?
When you purchase a cellphone it is not "ready to use" right out of the box/package. Manufacturers recommend that you charge the battery in full. However, when the battery is full, that's only part of the process to actually using your cellphone. Depending on where you purchased the cellphone as well as the network provider, you may need to insert a chip, with the information that will connect to the cell towers when the phone is activated. Even without inserting a chip, you still need to "activate" the cellphone either by calling a provider or having the activation done in store. Either way, to start using a cellphone that you just purchased in a store, it needs to be activated. It's a process of several steps and requirements that need to be fulfilled and set in motion at different stages before you can make your first phone call or send a text message.
Now, applying that analogy to your life, think again... what do you need to set into motion? That activation starts in the mind! What do you need to activate to progress? To achieve your goals, there are things you need to activate either on your own or with the help of others. (Somethings may never be activated unless you engage other key people.) It doesn't always have to be major... For example, you may need to start organizing your time/schedule so that things are set in motion at the right time, or simply seek out and make some connections (networking)--planting seeds for the future. If you can, volunteer in an area you are interested in pursuing.
Maybe it's time to take that bold step and start that business, write that book, find that new job, start a family, OR finish that project you started years (or months) ago, submit the proposal you have been rereading over and over, finally have that conversation to bring closure to some issues, etc. Whatever that is for you, it won't happen by you just "thinking about it" you need to ACTIVATE some things. What do you need to set in motion? What should you be creating? Don't waste any more time than you have already... go forth and ACTIVATE!
