Distractions, Delays, Disappointments, and Definiteness
As you embarked on your journey, the possibilities appear endless. As you become selective, your options narrow. As you move into your mission, your purpose, a decision must be made. As you travel down the road, you will encounter distractions, delays, and disappointments. These have all happened for me, and I’m certain my journey isn’t unique.
I’m unique, yes. My journey is my own. The journey may be unique, but the obstacles that arise are not. Religious folks may call it the enemy or Satan. Others may find different labels, today the ones I provided work best. Tomorrow those labels may change, but for this writing, they will suffice.
When a racing horse, a thoroughbred is in the gate, heck, before it enters the gate, it has blinders on. These blinders keep the horse’s attention on the path directly ahead. When a horse has blinders on, it moves with certainty, as do we. Focus is something that may be overlooked too often. A man or woman with focus is virtually unstoppable. Pair focus with clarity and some perseverance and accomplishing your task is only a matter of time.
Life will bring delays. What you thought may take only a week, may take a month or six. You may have expected or projected revenue of one amount or a promotion at your job, don’t receive it or get less than you thought and become disappointed. You may be approached with other opportunities, some could appear better choices and may truly be better, for someone else. But for you, and for me, those opportunities reveal themselves as distractions.
Stay your course. Monitor your progress. Assess yourself, your mission, and your progress towards its completion. Befriend and benefit from a mentor. Listen carefully. Follow their example and ask specific questions. Your questions will be answered. Your path will produce less in the way of obstacles and distractions. Then and only then, when your mission is nearly completed, remove your blinders.
Until such time, stay focused. Move straight ahead with speed. You can accomplish your task. Others have who are, or were, much less capable than yourself. You are composed of talents and skills, moxy, or better still, pure grit - beyond your current understanding. As you move forward, just like me on this journey, you’ll discover things about yourself unknown today. Do not yield. Do not relent. Bring your best today and every single day from now until your days are complete. Superlatives await.
Today, Friday, October 25, 2024, I am grateful that: