The direction you go determines your destination

Good intentions, wishful thinking, and even having a plan written down won't get you where you want to be. A lot of people have all of those things, and never make it to their intended goals. Though those things are all incredible, one thing trumps them: consistently moving in the right direction.

It's so obvious that we often miss it- if you keep moving in the right direction long enough, you'll eventually arrive at your intended destination. That's it.

We use the following graphic at the men's Advance events- a lot. The point of it is to show guys that...

• Dreams take time- you're not going to go very far without investing some signicant hours
• Dreams also take effort- you're going to have to work during that time... you can't just show up; you've got to show up and do specific actions- actions that move that dream closer to reality

This is true in any area of life- great marriages, excellent parenting, stout faith, well-ordered finances, health & fitness... they all take time & effort. Both are needed. 

There's another thing that's needed, too. It has to do with the efforts. Specifically, it's making sure that the those efforts actually lead you where you want to go...

Or, to say it another way, "Are you actually on the right path?"

Think about it like this- if I want to drive from Birmingham, Alabama (where I live) to Athens, Alabama (where my parents live) I've got to drive north. Period. 

It doesn't matter how much time + effort I spend in the car if I'm on the wrong road...

• Nor does it matter how much I pray (though I feel more spiritual and encounter God while I'm heading in the wrong direction)...
• Nor does it matter if I have a great attitude (you see, attitude isn't everything... right?)...
• Nor does it matter if I have friends with me (though it's more fun with friends, for sure)...
• Nor does it matter if I'm in the fastest car (I'll just get farther away from my destination... so, in reality, a slower vehicle will arrive BEFORE a faster one does if you're going in the right direction)....

Cristy and I shot this short video on the way to Ecuador, to see the Young Living farms. You see, this video (though technically about the plane trip to the farm) has everything to do with how we got there in the grander scheme of things.

If you take a few steps in your business each day, and consistently head towards a goal, you'll eventually arrive. Yes, someone is always going faster (and slower), someone is always traveling louder (and quieter), and there are always unforeseen variables you have to deal with.

But, if you stay at it... you arrive.

Why? Because as you'll see in the clip below, your destiny is determined simply by the direction you consistently move.

By the way, we wrapped the video about 2am, long after she was asleep and I was falling into bed. See if you can catch the business parallels here. Actually, see if you can catch the parallels about anything. This works for weight loss, relationships... anything! 

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