When you’re going somewhere you’ve never been to, what do you do?
Do you just wing it?
Do you just start driving and figure it’ll all work out?
Of course not, but that’s what so many people do with their lives.
Sure, they might have a vague plan, likely a mash-up of family and social expectations, but they don’t have a clear, measurable and authentic plan.
And to paraphrase Jim Rohn: if you don’t have a plan for your life, someone else will, and their plan won’t benefit you.
I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one’s head pointed toward the sun, one’s feet moving forward. There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not and could not give myself up to…
By thought, the thing you want is brought to you. By action, you receive it. – Wallace Wattles I would tweak Wattles’ language to the following: By thought, the thing you want is brought close to you. By acting you bring it into your life. Maybe that’s what Wattles meant, and we’re (or just me…
Most of us don’t believe we can ask for what we want – especially if what we want is amazing, even audacious. Well, we can. You can. There are two ways you can ask: 1) create a mind-shift whereby you just decide to; or 2) if that doesn’t seem possible, create the resources required for audacity….
Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together. – Vincent van Gogh Greatness is lasting. Greatness is intentional. Greatness is important. * * * The things that last take: time, and effort, and planning, and adjusting along-the-way, and sacrifice. The things that aren’t easy come from deep…
If we don’t start, it’s certain we can’t arrive. – Jim Rohn What stops you from starting? How can you begin? What’s more important than the (false) safety of staying still?
“All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination.” – Earl Nightingale Earl Nightingale is one the greats in personal development; if you haven’t listened to one of his audio programs, do so.