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Be a doer not a talker

My mum always says to me that success, in whatever you pursue, comes to those that are active. By that she means the people that have ideas and act on them are better off in life then those who choose to idly sit by and simply talk about them.

 I suppose to some extent i come off as having the latter character trait as i enjoy a chat but i never figured it to be a hindrance to my life plans. Perhaps i will aim to be a 'doer' not a 'talker' during this year and see where it takes me.

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