To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it – but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor. — Oliver Wendell Holmes
When we take action, whatever it is, sometimes good things happen and sometimes bad things happen, but if we don’t, nothing happens. So, Holmes has it right: we must sail.
There is a sailing term known as tacking, which refers to the need to constantly readjust. In Mike Michalowicz’ book on entrepreneurship, he draws parallels between tacking and building a business. This is true of reaching our goals overall, whether business-related or otherwise. We need to have a destination but to get there we need to constantly readjust.
What are you sailing towards?
Are you drifting mindlessly or stuck lying at anchor?
What small step can you take now, what support do you need to start sailing?
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