Do It

CONCLUSION

For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing.

James 1:23–25

I'm not going to send you off on a positive, fuzzy note trying to convince you that you will “change the world.” I do believe you can, but the pressure of that goal isn't something I want for you or anyone. I want you to finish this book and realize that you have a newfound awareness of your roadblocks and the tools to overcome them. You possess exactly what it takes to live a life of fulfillment. And just by doing that, you will have an impact on the world in ways you can't even imagine.

Martha Graham, Lewis Lattimer, Sybil Ludington, Wilma Rudolph, Isabel Briggs, Ward Piggy Lambert, James Harrison, Isaac Newton, and John Osteen didn't follow their hearts and define their purposes for the sole benefit of fame or being mentioned in a few history books. No, they were simply pursuing a life that fulfilled them. They made the decision to take action. Each started with baby steps and aimed to have an impact on the people around them first. They stayed committed to their dreams and refused to let anything or anyone hold them back. The crux moment in which they finally made the crucial decision to take ...