Mostly It's the Same

We remember our elementary science lessons about objects at rest remaining at rest unless acted upon by external forces. Likewise, the active tends to move in the direction it is going; certainly not in the opposite direction.

From these basic navigation tools we can reasonably ascertain trajectories.

Similarly, we can measure what others will do: not what they say, not what they want or need to do, but what they'll muster effort to actually achieve.

And what matters except sustained reality?

Only demonstrated results matter -- the rest is frivolous talk, laziness, and inability to perform the necessary.