Every so often I come across something that someone has said that just captures a point perfectly. I call them “quotables.”

When I find a new quotable, I write it down on an index card and take the time to read it and think about it.

They can come from anywhere — business people, actors, scientists, criminals, politicians, athletes — and the only things that counts are what was said or written and whether it resonates and makes a point.

T. Boone Pickens is a businessman and investor. Very wealthy. Very famous (as well as infamous). He said something poignant about “pulling the trigger,” as in taking action.

I’ve always said that the most important quality of a good leader is that you’ve got to be willing to make a decision. Too often, people fall victim to what I call the ‘ready-aim-aim-aim-aim’ syndrome. Everything has got to be absolutely perfect. The truth is sometimes you’ve got to be willing to pull the trigger. Only afterward does it become apparent that the time was right.

Is this something that you do?

Are you constantly in planning mode?

Are you getting yet another degree? reading yet another book? ever preparing?

Do you think all this planning is helping your success?

Is all this “aiming” helping you attain your goals?

Or is it that . . .

. . . procrastination and being a perfectionist are keeping you from becoming what you want to be?

Think about it.

Think long and hard.

Because if that’s the case, then read through the books of The Complete Master Key Course — and pay particular attention to The Master Key Workbook.

I have found that people fail to act (“pull the trigger”) because they are unsure of what they want — or that what they want is not what they really want, which creates a disconnect. When you define your goal, the acting — the actions — flow naturally. You not only want to “pull the trigger,” you need to pull the trigger. You are compelled to do so.

With this knowledge in mind . . .

. . . take the time to define your goal . . .

. . . plan your actions . . .

. . . and then act.

Pull the trigger!

It’s time.

[For more information about T. Boone Pickens, I highly recommend that you read his book The First Billion Is the Hardest.]