Don’t Embark on a Cruise to Nowhere
"The only true measure of success is the ratio between what we might have been and what we have become." - H G Wells
In a book called, Your Roadmap to Success, John Maxwell defined success as a journey. Success is not a destination. It is ‘knowing your purpose in life, growing to reach your maximum potential, and sowing seeds that benefit others’.
When disaster strikes it does not matter. What matters is that you have lived and made a difference or that you are alive and are able to make a difference.
Some of us have been on a cruise to nowhere. You get on board a ship, it goes out to sea and travel in circles a couple of days. You dine on sumptuous meals, lounge around the pool, enjoy the shows and participate in organised activities A cruise to nowhere may be a fun way to occupy a few days of vacation time, but it’s no way to spend your life. How can you hope to fulfil your purpose and grow toward your potential if you don’t know what direction you should be going? To be a successful person, you need to identify a destination and sail toward it. It may not be a smooth ride, but at least you will get there, in good time.
Unsuccessful people can always find reasons for why they are not doing well. But successful people don’t make excuses, even when they can justify them. No matter what the circumstances, they make the best of things and keep moving forward.
This is the start of a new year.
Let’s: concentrate on one main goal
forget the past
focus on the future and
sow seeds that benefit others.
