This is HOW You Get "There"

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you’ve been listening for a while, you’ve probably heard me talk about goals and achieving outcomes. Why do we focus on those things? Because who we become in the process is where we discover the real gold.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Goals and achievements? Those are nice. But what really stokes my fire is the learning and self-development that occurs in achieving those goals. That’s where we find the richness and juiciness. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">And where does it start? Five years down the road.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Imagine where you want to be five years from now. </span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">What do you want your life to be like? </span></em></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">What will you be like? </span></em></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">What will you believe? </span></em></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">What sort of conversations will you have? </span></em></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">How will you spend your time? </span></em></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">How will you invest your energy and resources? </span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Don’t get bogged down in the minutiae. Start by considering the qualities you want to be present in your life. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With that five-years-in-the-future picture, reverse engineer what you need to do today to get where you want to be five years from now. Think about how you need to shift your focus and priorities to support the quality of life experience you want to have in five years.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Here are four tips to get you started in the direction of your dreams:</span></p> <div style="margin-left: 2em"> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Believe in yourself.</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">You have everything you need inside of you to realize your dreams. It’s okay if you don’t