“Don’t tell me what you’re gonna do; tell me what you did.” ~ Dale Earnardt

Now, I’m not a NASCAR fan by any means, but my step-dad mentioned this quote this morning and I liked it. This is a reminder to those of you who struggle with how far you have to go, rather than remembering how far you’ve come.

When I googled this quote, I came across this article by Tom Leu. While the article as a whole is mostly motivational speaker fluff, there were a couple of paragraphs which prompted me to change my “slogan” from “Katie’s Attempt at Fitness” to “Action Over Apprehension.”

“Everyone gets scared and apprehensive at times, it’s normal. But when you’re scared, uncertain, or not confident…those are the times that action is an absolute must. Get up and DO something, anything. “Failing Forward” is better than “Stagnating Still.”  Turn and run straight into the unknown by facing your fears.

…you have to learn how to separate your intentions from your actions. We measure ourselves by our intentions while everyone else measures us by our actions. Nobody really cares what you’re going to do tomorrow; they want to know what you are doing today. The late Nascar great, Dale Earnhardt used to say, “Don’t tell me what you’re gonna do; tell me what you did.” At the end of the day, that’s all there is… Action Over Apprehension.”

(via trackmyfit)