Talking is dirt cheap; following through is rare....

Let your actions make it crystal clear.

@manupaque

Words are cheap — and if you push me a bit, I’d say even free.

When actions don’t match the speech, you have to stay sharp and calmly say: Look, mate, your actions are screaming so loud I can’t hear your excuses.

In Spain we have a saying we use a lot: “Actions are love, not good reasons.”

So don’t spin me a yarn… show me.

Don’t tell me we’re in the same boat while you’re drilling holes in the deck. Don’t promise me the moon and stars if you can’t even bring the bread.

Coherent people are becoming increasingly rare; there’s something about actions that simply can’t lie.Hands can’t fully fake it — no matter how much one rehearses speeches in front of the mirror, or memorizes the script of the victim, the hero, or the good guy… hands betray us.

If yours are too busy tightening screws to keep the truth out… it doesn’t work. Trust me.

Because what you do — and what you don’t do — ends up weighing more than what you say.

And let me tell you, at my age, I’m one of those who prefers things clear and chocolate thick.Over the years I’ve learned there’s no need to get angry or point fingers.It’s enough to observe.

So — with all the kindness in the world: talk all you want, I’ll gladly listen…but don’t forget that feet and hands also speak.And the bloody catch is they usually speak more clearly than the tongue.

In the end, what’s beautiful is not what you tell me, but what I feel without you saying a word.

Throughout my life I’ve seen this happen not just in personal relationships, but also in professional ones, in business, in friendships, and even in how one treats oneself.

And here’s the curious bit: most people not only tolerate other people’s contradictions — they even applaud them.It’s mind-blowing.

For example, we seem to have an almost addictive tendency to obey incongruent, toxic advice… or to follow people who’ve built nothing — except their skill at criticizing others.

We let ourselves be led by pessimists, professional critics, and experts at sabotaging other people’s dreams.

And the most absurd thing? We lend them an ear, and often even obey them.But when someone successful, coherent, and generous comes along — someone who’s actually walked the path and wants to share their experience — then we turn skeptical.We doubt them, we demand proof, or we label them arrogant.We’re bloody brilliant at that.

Such a human — and destructive — irony.

It’s as if we reward others’ failure with credibility… and punish success with suspicion.

Let’s wise up. Sharpen our eye.The true mentors don’t need to convince you: their life is the speech.And I’ll say more: the great ones don’t need to raise their voice to be heard, nor brag to be noticed.

I like to observe less what’s said and more what’s done — because not everyone who speaks loudly is right, and not everyone who succeeds boasts about it.

One more thing: when actions and words don’t dance to the same tune, it grates on everyone’s ears — like an out-of-tune orchestra.

-ManuPaqué-