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Where Are You Headed?

When was the last time you took a moment to really think things through about where you are headed with your life? I mean, really think things through.

Most of us spend a lot of time working in our everyday lives that we forget to work ON our everyday lives.

Many people talk about goals and focus and direction. I would hazard a guess that everyone who might read this has heard of the Harvard study on goals (where the 3% of students who had written goals actually achieved them, and were way further ahead of the other 97% of the class). And I would hazard a guess that, while everyone knows they should have a goal and strive to achieve it - few people are actually doing it. In fact, I would say that most of us are just "hoping" it all works out. And as we all also know - hopes and dreams are not goals.

SO why am I harping on about goals today? Well, I read a great quote that I had forgotten about. And it said something to the effect of, "I spent so much time worrying about climbing the ladder, that when I got to the top, I realized that it was leaning against the wrong building." I find that an interesting sentiment.

How many people do you see, who toil away at their lives, day in day out - just to keep climbing that ladder. Are you one of those people? Are you climbing up the right ladder? One key question to ask yourself: How did you get here? Did you "fall into" your job? Or did you get there by design? Do you know what your next step is in this job? Is it the next step you'd like to take for yourself? do the goals and visions of your job or the company you work for, match your goals and visions?

Take time to ask yourself these questions. You might save yourself the trouble of climbing up a ladder that's leaning on the wrong building.

posted by Mark @ 5:35 PM