The Ten Times Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure

The First Degree of Action
“Doing nothing” is exactly what it sounds like: no longer taking actions to move

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yourself forward in order to learn, achieve, or control some area. People who do
nothing in their career, relationships, or whatever they want have probably given
up on their dreams and are now willing to accept pretty much whatever comes
their way. Despite how it may sound, do not assume that doing nothing requires
no energy, effort, and work! 
Regardless of which degree of action you operate in,
they all require work in their own ways
. Signs that you are doing nothing include
exhibiting boredom, lethargy, complacency, and lack of purpose. People in this
group will find themselves spending their time and energy justifying their
situations—which requires as much work as the other actions.
When the alarm goes off in the morning, the “do-nothing” group will not
respond at all. Although it may appear that they're not taking action, it actually
takes a lot of energy 
not
to get up in the morning. It takes work to lose a job
because of lack of production. It is work to be overlooked for a promotion and
have to wait another year to be considered and then go home and explain it to
your spouse. It takes tremendous effort to exist on this planet as an
underappreciated and underpaid employee—and even more energy to make
sense of it. The person not taking action has to make excuses for his or her
condition; this requires tremendous creativity and effort. Salespeople who do
nothing and then lose the sale more often than they win the sale have to explain
to themselves, their spouses, and their bosses why they are not hitting their
quotas. It's also interesting to note that those who do nothing in one area of their
lives will find something they love to do and spend time doing those things—
something for which they'll often take massive action. It could be online poker,
gaming, biking, watching movies, reading books. Whatever it may be, I assure
you that some area of life receives their full energy and attention. Those who do
nothing will insist to their friends and family that they are happy and content and
that all is right with them, which only serves to confuse everyone because it is
evident that they are not living up to their full potential.