Navigating and Rowing

August 21st, 2014 — 5:30am

If you spend too much time looking at what success will be like when you get there, and not enough time taking action, you probably won’t get anywhere.

If you spend too much time taking action and not enough time looking at what success will be like, you might get there and find out you are not where you want to be.

The second mistake is sneakier than the first, because all the effort and motion feels responsible and can create a long (even lifelong) illusion that you are getting closer to where you want to be.

When setting out in a rowboat, choice of destination and pulling on the oars are both make-or-break important.