Set your goals in cement - your plans in sand.

Life is all about change. Every moment, every second, everything changes. So we need to be ready. We need to be prepared. We also need to be aware...always aware of what's going on around us. Then we'll always notice the changes, and we'll be able to adjust on the fly.

If life is about change (and it is), then life has to be about adjustment. That's why, when we set our goals, they need to be firmly entrenched in our minds. So we set our goals. And then we create and develop our plans that are going to take us to our goals. OK, we're all set. We're ready for action!

But then, all of a sudden...whoops!...Life throws us a curve - a change. Now we're off course. We're pointing in a different direction. So what now?

Now the path to our goals has to change. Our plans have to change. Well, the solution is really quite simple. We activate our creative minds, directed by our personal GPS.

When you enter an address in your GPS, it tells you how to get from where you are to where you want to go, street by street, turn by turn. Where you want to go is your goal. Now, if something changes (and it will), then your route changes. But you're still going to end up at your goal. You're just going to take a different route.

And that is why I'm hereby renaming the GPS. My GPS stands for Goals and Plans System.

So get your own GPS and plug it in. Plug it in to our ever-changing world and turn it on. Set your goals. Make your plans. Start your journey.

And if you believe, and if you take action, you'll eventually reach your destination, no matter which route you take.

And aim high!

Cheers,
Gareth Marples


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