Fail To Plan

The first part of my life was lived without a plan. I didn't see the need for having a focused goal in mind. My plan was to do as much as possible and make as much money as I could. There was no way I could attain a set goal or reach a point that I could claim success. A life without a plan is a worthless life. As men, we need to live with the end in mind. We need to live with a plan that has a focused goal. One face of being a man is the warrior face. The warrior lives with an energy focused on conquest. A warrior is driven to attain a certain goal. It may be to sell 5% more than the previous year for a salesperson, or maybe the previous month. A focused goal is needed. If the salesperson sets his goal as just more, his success could be at 1% or 10%. In reviewing his year, it is harder to establish exactly how successful of a year the salesperson had. We focused Wednesday night on looking back. The salesperson first needs to look back to see where his goals should be. He wouldn't have a workable plan if he didn't have a history to base his goals on. The same is true in everyday life. We are shaped be our past-good or bad. For better or for worse as the saying goes. I grew up around adults that worked hard and had a focus on right and wrong. My dad was this way and also my grandfathers. In our four faces of a man, this explains why the king face and the warrior face come naturally to me. The lover face and the friend face are foreign to me. These two faces take work on my part. I didn't grow up around in depth conversations about life and life issues. We were usually focused on the task at hand and getting it done. For the most part, I learned about life issues as I went along. I made many mistakes in the process. The king face in me stands here because the only blame for my mistakes falls on myself. I am totally responsible. In looking where I've been, I can more clearly make a plan for where I'm headed and where I end up. As men, we must have a plan for our own life.