I know you were thinking that I was done now that I finished one of my major milestones. Nope. Still here. Still reminding myself and everyone that will listen that the only true path to greatness is by setting ambitious goals, maintaining good habits and following what I have come to refer to as The 365 Commitment. I finished a marathon, but that was really just another check mark in a long string of things that I am accomplishing in my future vision.
So today, it is back on! Now I am not really in the condition that I can go and run today, or really much of any physical activity but I can maintain my other commitments and I can start to consider how to improve, add to, and adjust what I am working on to improve myself and help as many people along the way. So I am in the process of contemplating my next set of audacious targets.
I have settled upon a simple way of tracking them, I call it the 7. The 7 things that I am trying to achieve right now. I just accomplished number 4. Complete a full marathon in 4 hours. So I am going to replace number 4, with something new. Something that will raise the stakes and really put my commitment to the ultimate test. I have ideas but not going to rush into that decision.
For now, I am settling on this concept. A purpose driven life is far better then a haphazard one. When you wake each day with a target you are trying to obtain, things come into alignment better. Things make more sense. Things seem to fall into place easier and you feel better about what you are going about each day. I daresay that a purpose driven life, even if the purpose is not exactly correct is far better then a life with no real purpose. Perhaps the Brain felt fulfilled even though his evil plans to take over the world were foiled every night.
So for me, it is back to the lab again. Have you set some single big hairy audacious goal? No? Then join with me and come up with one, set the goal with a measurable target and get after it.
Guy Reams
