If you
want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.
Albert
Einstein 1879-1955 Theoretical Physicist
As we begin
2016 I hope you have set some written and achievable goals both professionally
and personally. Make this year the year
that you really sit down and think about what you are going to accomplish this
year. Is there a class or skill that you
could get better at? Is there a place you have always wanted to visit? Is there a book you have been meaning to read?
Is there a relationship that you have wanted to mend? Get it done this year!
I remember a
story Earl Nightingale told about a ship that set out to sea. The ship knew exactly where its destination
was, and exactly when it should arrive.
It had very specific directions, and a disciplined crew to get the job
done. And even though the ship encountered some storms along the way, that
changed its course, it still made it to where it was going because the crew had
a plan “B” on how to achieve its destination. The ship knew where it was going,
and was determined to make its final destination.
Counter this
with a ship that sets to sea with no destination in mind. The crew is not disciplined and the captain
doesn’t really care where it’s going. The
ship bobs and rolls in the sea aimlessly. The ship is rudderless at sea with no
hope of achieving an unknown destination. No goals, no final destination.
Where is
your ship going this year? What are you
trying to achieve? Take a pen and a
piece of paper and write down some very specific things you want to achieve
this year. Put a proposed finish date on them. Pin them on your bathroom mirror
so that you see them each morning. It could be just one or two things but the
point is that you have decided where you are going and when you are going to
arrive!
Do these
things and you will be amazed at how much you will achieve. Good luck!
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