| If you are not sure about an action, ask advice, talk it | | | | Actions always have consequences. If you want to |
| over with someone who will give you objective advice. | | | | avoid doing things that you will regret, make sure that |
| If you are in a position where you need to act without | | | | you think through your actions beforehand. The |
| thinking it through, stall for time or just don't do it. | | | | consequences of unthinking action may not have you |
| The story of a teenage beauty queen who acted on | | | | arrested, but could cause hurt feelings or |
| impulse and then regretted it has been in the news. | | | | embarrassment, which could have been avoided if |
| She and some friends left a restaurant without paying | | | | you'd taken the time to think. Think before you act and |
| a small bill of about $50. She forgot her handbag and | | | | avoid a lot of grief and heartache in your life. |
| went back for it, only to find that the restaurant | | | | Coaching Question |
| manager had called the police. They discovered some | | | | Do you take the time to think before you act? |
| marijuana in her bag and she and her friends were | | | | Daily Action |
| arrested. She lost her beauty crown as a result. | | | | Get into the habit of Stop, Think, Think again, then Act. |
| These were teenagers acting stupidly without thinking | | | | This rule will keep you from a lot of regrets. |
| through to the consequences. They got caught up in | | | | Quotes |
| the impulse and didn't think at all. We all have crazy | | | | "A man's errors are his portals of discovery." James |
| impulses but mostly we think before we put them into | | | | Joyce |
| action and realize that they are crazy. If in doubt give | | | | "Experience is the name every one gives to their |
| yourself more time to think, think again and only act | | | | mistakes." Oscar Wilde |
| once you are sure, or don't act at all. | | | | "All men make mistakes, but only wise men learn from |
| Coaching | | | | their mistakes. |