Look around you. Identify the most successful people you know. Now, ask them if they have a long-term plan or goal for themselves, for their career, or for their business. I did this a number of years ago and found that each and every successful person I talked to could identify, usually quite explicitly, where they wanted to be in 5 years...
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Thank you for providing an example of the process of defining a central purpose in life! It is inspiring and informative. I know your readers will benefit.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely appreciate having the opportunity to read this post. I have been struggling lately to figure out where to take my career next and I think part of the problem is that I need to give some renewed and thought toward a more fully defined central productive purpose and consequently a long range goal.
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you Burgess for your insightful post on the central purpose in life. It has really helped my thinking on the issue.
ReplyDeleteFranco,
I'm glad I could have been of help. Good luck with your thinking. Let me know how it turns out.
thaks for these uplifting suggestions
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