# Chapter 293

Words mean nothing – actions are everything. - Masterminds

In the end this is true. In the middle of living it out, words matter too, because they show your intent and express your feelings, and intent and feelings are important to human relationships. Personally I think words matter in business as well, because business is a set of relationships in my opinion. But alas in every situation and in every circumstance in life you will ultimately be judged by what you did, not what you said. Intent and feelings provide rich context and commentary in life when aligned with actions, but in the end, your actions are the stuff that everyone is counting. Even your clarity of vision and your certainty of intent are just words that are leading you toward a particular set of actions that everyone is depending upon and judging you by.

We may not like it when done to us, but we do it too. When there is congruency of words and actions all the better, but when push comes to shove, actions speak loudest every time. This is spiritual as well. Our words don’t hold near the weight as do our actions.