I have big plans for the future.
As do you, I’m sure.
And in the moments when I can feel myself wanting them to become a reality now—I remember that having them all come true now isn’t the point.
The point is in the figuring it out; it’s in the earning that comes from the journey; it’s in the having something big to aspire to.
Big plans are like the magnetic north of our lives.
…Arrive in a snap and we lose all sense of direction. Focus on following the pulled arrow of our compass and we get to take a series of deliberate steps forward today.
When you think about it like that—having a compass to follow or having no compass at all—suddenly, using our big plans for tomorrow as the vehicle that creates our big plans for today becomes the ideal path.
…Directionless is not a great place to be.
Onward.
P.s. My guide is all about how direction is more important than speed in life. If you need help figuring out your direction (and calibrating your life’s compass), check it out.