The Road to Perdition is Paved with What?

(c) 2009 and revised (c) 2020 by Ann Babiarz & Associates LLC

We’re more than halfway through our summer and of our year 2020. Which, if any, of your New Years’ resolutions are still pending? What changes do you still want to make? How can you make this year better than last? Yes, I am aware that this is a most unusual year, due to circumstances beyond our control.  Nonetheless, with respect to much of how you view your journey through life, there is still a lot that you can shape, create and achieve, moment by precious moment. The choice is yours.

In his song, Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes, Jimmy Buffet sings “Yesterday is over my shoulder, so I can’t look back for too long, there’s too much to see waiting in front of me and I know that I just can’t go wrong.”  To me, these words are powerful because they reflect a forward-looking and positive perspective.  According to Brian Tracy in his Personal Success program, successful people think about what they want, most of the time.  What are you thinking about most of the time?

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