Mike's Daily Blog

This is probably one of the most important lessons I have ever learned in life: Talk is cheap. What people say doesn’t matter nearly as much as what they do. Words have no value when they are not backed up with action. They mean even less when someone’s actions totally contradict what they say, or swear, or promise. I can tell someone (a friend, a lover, a business partner) that I love them or care for them or value their place in my life all day long, 7 days a week.  However, if at the first opportunity I get, I push them down a flight of stairs, then it doesn’t matter what I say in the least. What I do matters more than what I say.  When a person that you love or value tells you one thing, but does another, you have to pay attention to what they do more than what they say. It might hurt and it might not be easy, but you’re going to save yourself a lot of pain and hurt in the long run if you realize talk is cheap when it’s not backed up by honest and sincere action. Believe me. I know.