Derek Sivers - "If information was all we needed, we'd all be billionaires with six-pack abs."

Welcome to⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ the Daily Quote⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, the podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, and this episode is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠the Great News podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Because great news should be heard, and the link is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠right here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ in the show notes.Support the show ➡ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy me a coffee coffee⁠Before we get to today's quote, here's a little background on the author. Derek Sivers is an American entrepreneur, author, musician, and speaker. He founded CD Baby, which became one of the largest online distributors of independent music. After selling the company in 2008, he turned his attention to writing, speaking, and exploring ideas about business, creativity, and how to live a meaningful life.Derek Sivers once said:"If information was all we needed, we'd all be billionaires with six-pack abs."Think about how much information we have access to today.Want to learn how to start a business?There's a book, a course, a podcast, or a YouTube video for that.Want to get in shape?There's more fitness information available than any of us could possibly consume.Want to learn a new skill?The information is right there at our fingertips.So why aren't we all billionaires with six-pack abs?Because knowing isn't the same as doing.Information can tell us what to do.But it can't make us do it.We can know that exercise is good for us and still sit on the couch.We can know how to start a business and still never launch one.We can know exactly what habit we should change and still keep doing the same thing.At some point, we have to stop consuming information and start applying it.You don't need another ten books.You don't necessarily need another podcast.You might just need to take the first step.So here's the question: What do you already know that you simply haven't acted on yet?Maybe today is the day to turn that knowledge into action.Remember, information can change what you know—but action is what changes your life.That's going to do it for today. I'm Andrew McGivern signing off for now, but I'll be back... tomorrow! Same pod time, same pod station with another Daily Quote.