Herman: John L. Herman Jr., Author

Finding Your Future...

You sit at a red light and know your immediate future. When the light turns green you will hit the gas pedal and move forward. For some people the plans beyond that are muddy.

Unfortunately by limiting the thought process for your future you are letting life happen to you, instead of participating in what your future holds. Now, I am being simplistic to a degree because almost everyone believes they in fact are doing something about their future. My feeling is that most people are in denial.

Americans are the most optimistic people on the planet. Because, we live the highest lifestyle in the world. We never think tomorrow the sky will fall on our heads…in other parts of the world the sky…and sometimes the building you are sleeping in…does fall in on you. But not having the same physical threat every day shouldn’t make us so complacent.

Do you spend even five minutes a day thinking about tomorrow or the next month? Couldn’t you shut off the music on the way to work and contemplate your job, your health or the well being of your family? Yes, the sun comes up every day…and for the most part no really bad things happen…but as you put one foot in front of the other, couldn’t you plan a little bit to help carve out a better future?

Listen, a vast majority of successful people are working out weekly, saving for that rainy day, educating their children at wonderful schools and reading and doing what is necessary to move ahead towards their goals. But that’s what makes them successful. My Dad used to tell me that 92 percent of the people are waiting for something to happen, 6 percent know they should be doing something but don’t, and the remaining 2 percent are actually making it happen. It was his way of telling me not only to get in the six percent that knows they should be doing more…be in the 2 percent that actually does make it happen.

To find the future you want, start doing more to make that future happen.

• Posted: 25 September 2008
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• Category: Business success

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