Look Where You're Going

by Sandy Karn Sandy@profnet.org

It is certainly important to look where you are walking. It is
even more important to look where you are going with your life.
In other words, you want to keep your eye on your objectives.

Many people tend to spend a lot of time looking back on where
they have been. Some focus on some positive things that
happened in the past that they feel they may not be able to
match in the future. Dwelling on the past makes them feel good
at the moment; however it causes them to miss all the
opportunities that exist ahead of them.

Others tend to dwell upon past mistakes, failures, and
shortcomings, seeing them as a reason that they may be unable
to succeed in the present. A brief glance at past missteps can
be valuable when used as an opportunity to learn from our
mistakes and not repeat them. Dwelling on them, however, is a
recipe for failure.

To succeed you need to look ahead to where you want to go
and to whom you want to become.

Although you always want to look ahead, you also need to
look down. Imagine walking in a desert with a majestic hill
directly in front of you. You certainly want to focus on that hill to
keep up your motivation to reach it. If you keep your eyes
focused only on the top of the hill, you will probably never
complete your journey.

You also need to look down to see where you are walking. You
want to avoid objects that may be in your path and will cause
you to stumble and fall. In life, too, you want to look down to
your very next step while maintaining your overall focus on
your ultimate objective.

Your goal:

To keep focused on your objectives and your immediate
actions.

The result:

You will move more quickly and easily toward your desired
outcomes and objectives.

Your assignment:

Notice any time you find yourself looking back to past events
in your life. If they are positive events, are you using them as
motivators and quickly moving on? If they are negative
events, are you using them to learn what to avoid or do
differently in the future and then moving on? If you find
yourself stuck in the past, push yourself to take some
immediate action to start moving ahead with your life.

Wishing You the Very Best!

Sandy Karn