Be great in act

In Act 5 Scene 1 of William Shakespeare's play King John, the Bastard delivers a speech to motivate John to continue to fight, even when all seems lost. He says:
  "Be great in act, as you have been in thought;
Let not the world see fear and sad distrust
Govern the motion of a kingly eye:
Be stirring as the time; be fire with fire;
Threaten the threatener and outface the brow
Of bragging horror: so shall inferior eyes,
That borrow their behaviors from the great,
Grow great by your example and put on
The dauntless spirit of resolution.
Away, and glister like the god of war,
When he intendeth to become the field:
Show boldness and aspiring confidence.
What, shall they seek the lion in his den,
And fright him there? and make him tremble there?
O, let it not be said: forage, and run
To meet displeasure farther from the doors,
And grapple with him ere he comes so nigh."

William Shakespeare is known for his profound statements, such as this. The St. Crispin's Day speech from Henry V, for example, was used to motivate those who had given up in World War II.

This speech speaks to me. I often have grandiose ideas of things to do, but I rarely have the courage to act on them. Lately, I've been quite lost. I've been in "a funk" and I'm not quite sure how to get myself out of it. I've created this blog in an effort to find my way back to some sense of normalcy. I look to Shakespeare to guide me in times where I feel least secure in myself. I wish to "show boldness and aspiring confidence" and to allow myself to become the person I know I can be. I am a strong, willful individual, and anyone that knows me will tell you that. But I have a tendency to allow myself to become weak, which, once succumbed to, is one of the most difficult things to overcome. 

"Actions speak louder than words." I am full of words. "I want to go to the gym to get in shape." "I want to start eating healthier." "I am going to actually read what's assigned to me, instead of just winging it." These are all examples of false promises I've made to myself. I have the potential to be someone great, but I also have been lazy throughout my entire life. Even in elementary school, I would run to the nurse's office every time I coughed, just so I could try and get out of doing a little bit of work. I would fake illness at home to get out of doing chores. 

I don't want to be that person anymore. I am in charge of my own destiny, and I must be bold and confident. I have great thoughts. It's about time I acted on them, and committed to my actions.