Message of the Day - It's not a Postcard

Good Morning,

 

I find most of my best ideas come after speaking with someone or just speaking an idea through to myself. Today, I was talking with my friend and trainer, Dr. Hope Zoeller about having flexible goals after an event, and in the midst of the conversation, I spouted out the words:

 

“Our life’s destination is not a postcard”

 

Then it dawned on me how many of us set our goals of what we are looking to accomplish based on what we think the outcome should look like. And that outcome is often more flowery and fancy than it normally ends up. It’s kind of like a postcard where the picture is often taken at the best time of year, in the best weather conditions, etc.

 

Often, what we are looking to achieve or end up at is not a true destination, that is, it’s not real. For example, if our goal is to start a new company, the goal may be to be rich by the end of the year. The reality is 90% of all new companies fail within their first year, and 90% of those that survive are gone within 5 years. The goal we set and reality can be far apart.

 

Sometimes the destination is just in our heads. Like in the movie ‘Dark City’ where billboard posters showed the vacation resort of Shell Beach, and oddly, no one could remember how to actually get to Shell Beach.

 

The postcard goal can be one that we can never actually get to. The sad part is all the time and effort we put into getting to that place, when we will ultimately fail.

 

So, what to do?

 

Have an open mind and be flexible. Sometimes almost counts more than being spot on.

 

If we achieve something like what we are looking for, like opening a business and doing our best, knowing that while the odds are stacked against us, we can gain a lot of information in the process. Information which can help us succeed when and if we have to try again.

 

Knowing that our goals can be moving targets, allows us to relax our strangle grip on ensuring we reach the postcard finish line, and allow us to live and learn and grow as we move forward.

 

And in the end, when we Learn and Grow Daily! we are taking steps to achieving our goals.

 

And sometimes, when we are flexible with our destination, the goal itself is far better than a postcard image.

 

Enjoy!

 

Sanford Berenberg
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