Where Are You

"To get to where you want to go, you have to know where you are." -Gordon Moore

The year is starting out fast and furious for many people. The excitement of a new year, new resolutions and new goals. Many people will run off with those lists of dreams and jump in with both feet. Two or three, maybe even four weeks will go by. Frustration will start to creep in as they begin to feel direction-less in their efforts.

The reason many people fall into this failure is that we don't know where we are to begin with. How do you find your way to a place without first knowing your starting point.

As an example, there was a television show back in 2001 called LOST. This was a reality television competition and not the drama series. There was an American and British version in which teams only knew what their final destination was to be.

The US finish line (goal) was the Statue of Liberty in New York City, and Nelson's Column in London served as the finish line in the UK version.

The teams only given a backpack full of clothes and other essentials. to add to the complication, team members did not know each other prior to being paired up in the show. These contestants were blindfolded and dropped off in some unknown place of some unknown country to find their way to the goal.

Can you imagine standing in the middle of some unknown location and having to find your way home? That is exactly what we do with many of our goals and New Year resolutions.

There are many resolutions or goals that people have. Losing weight, getting in shape, travel, money, relationships and so much more. But if we don't know what our starting point is, then our journey to a destination is complicated and frustrating.

Some may want to quit smoking, so they merely stop smoking. What those folks fail to do is determine how much they smoke and the reasons why they smoke. Without doing so, the odds of failure increase dramatically.

Again, not knowing where you are will stand in the way of getting where you want to be.

As you begin this new year, assess where you are in life here and now. Find out the reasons for your current circumstance. Once you do, plot a course for success. Plot a clearer view of how you will get to your destination.

Stay inspired my friends.