Where are You Going?

This Week with Sara Fitts is taking a look at how we get from one point to another - in life and in business. This particular post is the result of this powerful quote:

"If we do not change direction, we are liable to end up where we are headed."

If we simply look at our lives and our businesses or careers, are we where we want to be? Are we where we think we should be? Did we plan on reaching the place we are currently? Where are we really going? What do we really want? How can we change directions now? Is it too late to change directions? Lots of questions flood our minds. And the answer is found in the power of the quote!

Try this exercise. Sit down and really reflect on your life and your business or career. Take the time to focus on where you are now, where you were before, and where you ultimately want to be. Then get paper and pen (or pencil if you want an eraser), and do the following:

1. Write the quote on your paper.
2. Re-write the quote substituting "I" for "we" .
3. Answer this question: If I do not change direction, where will I be next month? What will be the same? What will be better? What will be worse?
4. Answer this question: If I do change direction, where will I go?
5. Answer this question: What do I want to change about my life (my business, my career)?

Use this exercise as a starting point for deciding where you are going in your life as well as in your business or career. For some businesses, this is the "New Year" (July 1 - June 30); for others, July marks the halfway point in the year. Either way, now is a perfect time to decide where you are going and what it will mean when you get there. This is a powerful advantage in personal growth as well as business development and professional growth.

More to come....