How to Make Decisions that Take You in the Right Direction
It’s all about progress towards your destination
You have a destination you’re working towards. If you consistently make decisions that take you in the right direction, you’ll get there.
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Six Ways Your Family will Struggle Without a Vision
Every team needs a leader, even a family
All leaders need a vision for their team, not just at work. Here are six ways your family will struggle, too, if you don’t have a vision.
How to Set a Strategic Vision for Your Life
Reach your dreams sooner by heading in the right direction
Setting a strategic vision is some of the most important thinking you can do to take your life in the direction you want to take it. Chances are you’re already doing it and calling it daydreaming.
How to Shift from Chasing Your Dreams to Living the Dream
Move to the intersection of vision and action
I lived in Colorado Springs after I graduated from college. Wonderful town. Absolutely loved my time there. One day, I was at a networking event. They started things off by asking an icebreaker question: If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live? As we went around the room, people were naming […]
See Your Actions in the Context of Your Vision for the Future
What three stonecutters can teach us about connecting present and future
Peter Drucker’s three stonecutters were focused on today’s actions, being their best self, and their vision for the future. We need all three perspectives, but only one will keep you in the game.
Three Levels of Planning that Will Bring Your Dreams Into Focus
The Power of Aligning your Day-to-Day with your Life’s Mission
When our daily actions aren’t aligned with our goals, we’re just spinning our wheels. When we align what we do with what we want to do, everything comes into focus.
Are You Putting First Things First in Your Life?
What does your schedule say about what’s important to you?
You’re constantly developing new habits and routines. If you aren’t intentional about them, you’ll end up putting first things last in your life.
Survey a Large Field, Cultivate a Small One
5 Principles of Personal Growth in Agrarian Wisdom
Someone once said you should survey a large field and cultivate a small one. Time has forgotten who, but it’s just as applicable today.
How to Make an Ordinary Goal Become Powerful
Clarify your why so your goal has the power to last
Your goals will be more powerful if you take the time to clarify why you’re setting that goal.
What Will You Do When You Run Out of Road?
The road might not take you where you want to go
When you run out of road, will you turn back? Or will you push forward through the wilderness with just your wits and a compass?