LIFE LESSON
Most people allow their lives to simply happen to them. They float along. They wait. They react. And by the time a large portion of their life is behind them, they realize they should have been more proactive and strategic. I hope that hasn't been true for you. If it has, then I want to encourage you to develop a stronger sense of urgency and pro-strategic mind-set. As you plan and develop strategies for your life and growth, I want to share with you some of the things I've learned that would help in the process.
- Life is Very Simple but Keeping it That Way is Very Difficult.
Despite what others might say, I believe life is pretty simple. Its a matter of knowing your values, making some key decisions based on those values, and then managing those decisions on a day-to-day basis. That's pretty straight forward. And at least in theory, the longer we live and the more we learn, the more experience and the more knowledge we acquire that should make life even simpler. But life has a way of becoming complicated, and it is only through great effort that we can keep it simple.
- Designing Your Life is More Important Than Designing Your Career.
If you plan your life well, then your career will work itself out. The problem is that most people don't spend very much time planning their career either. They spend more time planning for Christmas or their vacation. Why? Because people focus on what they think will give them the greatest return. If you believe you can succeed in your life in the long term, you're not very likely to give it the planning attention it deserves.
Planning your life is about finding yourself, knowing who you are, and then customizing a design for your growth. Once you draw the blueprint for your life,then you can apply it to your career.
- Life Is Not a Dress Rehearsal!
There is no warm-up for life, no dress rehearsal, yet that's the way may people seem to be treating it. Each of us goes onstage cold, with no preparation, and we have to figure it out as we go along. That can be messy. We fail. We make mistakes. But we still need to give it our best from the very start. Regret over not being proactive enough is a common theme among people looking back on their lives. We don't get a rehearsal for life. We have to do the best we can in the moment. But we can learn from others who have gone before us, They should inspire us to plan as best we can and then give our all.
- In Planning Your Life,Multiply Everything by Two.
My outlook in life is primarily optimistic and as a result, my expectations for myself and others tend to be rather unrealistic. Over the course of time, I've learned that the important things in life usually take longer than we expect and cost more than we anticipate. That is especially true when it comes to personal growth. So what do I do to compensate? I multiple by two. If I think something will take me an hour to do, I plan for double to stay out of trouble. If I think a project will take a week to accomplish, I allot two. Two isn't a magic number--it just seem to work for me. I've found that multiplying everything by two infuses realism into my optimism.
I'm aware that I'm an especially impatient person, but I think all people naturally desire for things to come to them quickly and easily, including personal growth. The secret isn't really to want more or want it faster. It's to put more time and attention into what you have and what you can do now. Give three times the effort and energy to growing yourself. And allow yourself to grow slowly and with deep roots. Remember that a squash vine or tomato plant grow in a matter of weeks, produces for several days or weeks,and then dies when the first frost comes. In comparison, a tree grows slowly__over years, decades,or even centuries; it produces fruits for decades;and if healthy, it stands up to frost,storms,and drought.
As you develop strategies for growth,give yourself the time and resources you need. Whatever amounts seems reasonable to you,multiple them by two. That practice will help to keep you from becoming discouraged and giving up too soon.
First consider what you want to achieve, and then commit to it. Set goals that motivate you and write them down to make them feel tangible that is the only way to success.
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