I’m sure you get the idea. You have to get on with life, but it is
so easy to wallow if you don’t have a goal (or goals) and a
plan. It’s very easy for the days to blur into each other if you’ve
no idea where you are going or what you want to achieve.
None of this, by the way, need take away any spontaneity from
life if that’s what you’re thinking. I don’t regard life like a work
project, honestly. I do see it as a challenging, rewarding, excit-
ing, rich and diverse, unexpected, and rather fantastic
experience. But you have to give it a bit of thought if you want
to get the best out of it. Without that thought, the days will
blur. Without that thought, it’s easy to find yourself adrift—
floating downstream.
I used to think that whatever turned up would be fine. I was a
sort of adventurous fatalist—I would be ready for whatever
challenge was thrown my way. But, increasingly, I see the huge
advantage of having a goal and working toward that rather
than drifting aimlessly. It makes it so much easier for good
things to happen.
YOU HAVE TO GIVE IT
A BIT OF THOUGHT IF YOU
WANT TO GET THE BEST
OUT OF IT.