The
future depends on what you do today. ― Mahatma Gandhi
True
happiness is... to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the
future. - Lucius Annaeus Seneca
In Sheryl Sandberg’s book Lean In and her very popular TEDTalk “Why We Have Too Few Women
Leaders”, she discusses a very valuable point that I think can be incorporated
into Terri’s Tuesday Tips about dreams, vision and goals…..Don’t Leave
Before You Leave. She tells
of a woman that visited with her about not applying and accepting a job because
she was preparing to have children, but this lady was not married or even
dating anyone. Sandberg told her she was
planning for the future way too much.
We all get excited about these new dreams and goals that we
want to accomplish. I have heard it
compared to when a woman becomes pregnant.
They are excited for the birth of their child and they have 9 months of
planning before giving birth. However
around month 7, ankles are swollen, a continual increase in weight and they are
just
ready to birth the baby.
The same is true when a new dream is birthed in each of
us. It is great to have the dream and we
are so excited when it is first conceived in our heart and mind, but we must
continue on our current path until it is time to birth the new dream. As someone that has big dreams, I can attest
to this. Part of the process of
developing into the person we need to be to accomplish the next dream is to
stay on the current path and continue to develop, grow and prepare until the
time comes to birth the next dream for our life.
As I have thought about this, it is a great balancing
act….be the best you can be in the present AND prepare for future dreams….
One must strike the right balance
between speed and quality.
- Clare Short
Yesterday
is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is God's gift, that's why we call it
the present. - Joan Rivers
Resources
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http://www.advance.latech.edu/pdf/Lean_In_Book_Review.pdf
So right on!!!
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