When you are staring down a long uphill climb, you may fanticize about taking a giant leap to the top, but it is just a fantasy. Not possible. You cannot leap to the top. There is only one way. The slow, arduous journey placing one foot in front of the next. Eventually your progress will be visible, and rewarding – but for the most part – you just have to walk every step. No leaps. No shortcuts. Just good old fashioned up hill climb. Guy

Day 282 – Building Requires a Plan
This article uses the unique example of Bishop Castle to illustrate the critical difference between persistence and purposeful planning. While admirable, persistence alone doesn’t guarantee a useful or sustainable outcome; effort needs direction to build something intentional and lasting.


