"There's two kinds of people in this world..."

One of the greatest motivational quotes I've ever stumbled across was said by a character named Rocco in the movie The Boondock Saints. Among his funny lines and profanities, Rocco says something that actually rang true for me. He says:

"There's two kinds of people in this world when you boil it all down. You've got your 'talkers' and you've got your 'doers'. Most people are just talkers, all they got is talk. But when all is said and done, it's the doers who change this world. And when they do that, they change us. And thats why we never forget them... So which one are you? Do you just talk about it or do you stand up and do something about it? Because believe you me, all the rest of it is just coffee house bullshit."

I love this quote because it really makes me think of all the people that have not only changed my life by following through on their words and promises with actions, but those who have changed the world by being 'doers'. So many people have come before us and brought us to the world we live in today; From Christopher Columbus and Martin Luther King Jr. to Mahatma Ghandi, the people that took risks, that took chances and followed through with their actions, are the ones that have changed the world and the way we live in it.

Although the 'greater good' theory comes in to play with the revolutionaries that walked before us, sometimes the doers that matter most are the ones that are sitting right in front of you. There are those that talk about 'who they are' or 'what they want to become' or 'how they're going to make something of themselves', but in reality talking is just chains of words put together to make yourself sound better.

The doers are the ones that inspire, motivate, and encourage without ever having to say a word. The doers are the ones that change your life completely just by living their own lives. I don't know many doers to be completely honest, but I do know a handful.

I wont name them or worry about giving them credit on this blog, if they read it they'll know who they are. They are the people that I look up to the most because even when life gave them mountains to climb, they took a deep breath and pushed themselves over the top. Maybe these doers are still on their way to the finish line, maybe they have reached the goals that they wanted to reach, but their journey has changed my life forever.

This blog is not only to thank the doers of the world and of my life, but also inspire. Be inspired to not just let empty words linger in the air; be inspired to stand up for who you are, what you believe in, what you have faith in. Be inspired to act on your thoughts, not impulsively but rationally. Be inspired to one day see your name in a history book because you have made a difference in the world. Be inspired to get yourself out of that chair and change the world, one step at a time.