Living life is more like driving a boat than driving a car. When you are driving a car you must stay inside the lines. When you are driving a boat you pick something in the distance and steer towards it. I was spending time with a friend I hadn't seen in years and I said this. I've been thinking about it since. On so many levels, I realize that the harder I try to keep my life "between the lines" of the path I have planned out the harder life is. When I pick an end goal and keep open to opportunities that arise, things seem to fall into place. Does that make me a slacker or procrastinator? Maybe not. I recently attended a lecture where the speaker said the days of "simple" strategic planning are gone and leaders must become adept at scenario planning. When you plan for multiple scenarios, you are able to jump on opportunities that you might otherwise have missed if you were tied to one plan. From a business perspective, where strategic plan...
Life and leadership are not about which path you take, they are about the choices you make when the roads diverge. The are not achieved in a one-day or one-month. They are compiled through a lifetime of education, experience, and reflection.