Begin With The End In Mind

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Because, when we run a race we begin at the starting line…or do we?

We hear sayings like ‘take life one day at a time” and we believe that means to just take life as it comes, but is that really how life works?

Imagine yourself on a sailboat and you are all set for an amazing trip through the Atlantic Ocean. You have food and water, all the necessary navigational equipment, life jackets, an anchor, money and maybe even a few cold beers! You push off from the dock and are ready to set sail. But instead of having a destination, you decide to just let the tide, current, winds and weather guide you to wherever (if anywhere at all).

So as you set out for the sea you allow the current to pull you out, while the winds knock you back and forth into the way of other boats and ships. Once out in the ocean you hear about an impending storm coming your way, but you do nothing to avoid it because you aren’t guiding the ship with your sails or rudder. You are allowing events to unfold as they may, with no influence from you or any kind of target destination in mind.

I don’t know about you, but I sure as heck wouldn’t get on a boat that was taking a journey like that. It’s unlikely that anyone would want to take such a trip. After disaster struck and the captain of the ship had no way of avoiding it, I can see the newspaper headline reading “What Was He Thinking?”

But lets go back to the idea of starting a race at the beginning. Yes, of course that’s where you physically need to be when the race begins. However, if you intend to win the race, you are mentally and emotionally already across the finish line – and in first place! In fact, you were there when you started training.

In order to be successful – on purpose – you have to begin with The End In Mind.

If you don’t know your destination, how will you know how to prepare? How can you create a plan to no particular destination? How would you know which direction to go it, what education is needed or who to ask for help?

As an exercise, I recently wrote my own Eulogy. The idea was to decide what the ultimate target is for my life and then begin to take steps toward that on a regular, if not daily basis.

If you were to write your own Eulogy, what would be the top three things you would want people to say about you, your influence and your legacy?

CHALLENGE: Take about 30 minutes of quiet time and actually write a Eulogy for yourself. Be real about it and include major accomplishments and ways you have influenced others in a positive way. Don’t sell yourself short on what you can achieve. There’s an old saying that says, “we overestimate what we can achieve in a day and underestimate what we can achieve in a lifetime.” Basically, don’t be impatient!

It’s always more real when you put your intent out there for others to see. So in the Facebook comment section below, share those top 3 things you’d like to accomplish in your lifetime.

Have a greater day!

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