(1) You should have a target or, as the psy-
chologists say, you should be «goal-oriented". You should
have some specific objective in life and head directly for it.
(2) While you are moving toward your goal,
you will make frequent errors, even as a guided missile
does.
( 3 ) You must learn to recognize these errors
and acknowledge that they are errors. Otherwise you will
not know that a correction is needed.
( 4) Having recognized and admitted that you
have made an error which would cause you to miss your
goal, you simply correct it and get back on target. Note
that you are no more embarrased or ashamed of the error
than the missile is. Making, recognizing, admitting and
correcting errors is simply the method of moving toward
and accurately reaching any goal-a missile's goal or your
life" s goal.
N either missiles nor people go directly to their
goals in a straight line. Neither missiles nor people are that
perfect-nor do they need to be. That's why they have
built-in guidance systems.
You know, of course, about the guidance sys-
tems of missiles. At least you know that they have them
and that it is the function of these guidance systems to
recognize and correct the errors which the missiles inevit-
ably make as they proceed to their targets.
How much do you know about your own per-
sonal guidance system?
Do you have a target, a goal in life? Are you