An uncomfortable question I asked this morning – if I imagined my life on a trajectory right now – where will it land me in 5, 10, 20 years from now? I suppose that most people end up at a destination in life by divine intervention, or by shear happenstance. Probably more the latter. I think the divine intervention would require asking, and I am going to assume most people have not thought long term enough to ask about the end result, much less understanding what they even want 20 years from now. Referencing Napoleon Hill once again, he had this concept that he made popular and that is if you can conceive of it enough to write it down – then it will most likely come true. Spoiler alert – in one of his books he has you write down your goal on a piece of paper and the very act of doing that is supposed to align the universe in your favor.
All that aside, I think it is important that we at least define, even loosely, the path that we are on. I guess the alternative is to hope for some vague outcome, with no real direction in our efforts. I often times wonder why it is so difficult for me to sit down and spend a few hours really planning my trajectory, defining my path so to speak. What is that future vision going to be…exactly? How well can I articulate the path that I am. Is there truth to the concept that if I define it, it will come true? Well, it certainly cannot hurt. So despite the agony of sitting quietly for a few moments, and actually considering my future I did so again today.
In the spirit of the resurgence effort that I have embarked on, I decided that I would consider the actions that I am taking now and where they will lead me toward. What trajectory, what path are they heading? Do I like the result? I realized that I needed to make some tweaks, which I have done now. I am setting a course, with some adjusted commitments that I will achieve everyday that will take me down the path that I believe will lead toward a vision of my future self.
So I finished defining the future vision today. Not much different then it was before, but since I accomplished a few things, I think I needed to spend a few hours in some self authoring time. Really glad I did it, although I kept wanting to do something else. Suddenly doing laundry felt really compelling while I was supposed to be defining my future. Funny how reluctant we are in making decisions about who we want to be. Why is that? Are we afraid of making decisions that limit possibility or something? Anyway, now that I am done – I am really feeling positive about the direction. My commitments that I am doing seem to be aligned and have purpose now.
So now tomorrow morning I ride at dawn again. Going hard core this time. Doubling down on my efforts with renewed confidence and strength. Wish me well, my old self dies yet again tonight!
Guy Reams (442)
365 Alumni
71 Days Left to 1st Marathon
