Alice and the Cheshire Cat

“Cheshire Cat,” Alice began, rather carefully. “Would you tell me, please, which way to go from here?”
“That depends on where you want to go,” said the Cat.
“I don’t much care where…” said Alice.
“Well then it doesn’t really matter which way you walk,” said the Cat.
“…so long as I get somewhere,” Alice added.
“Oh, you’re sure to do that,” said the Cat, “if you only walk long enough.”

(From Alice in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll)

I’m sure you’re curious as to why I’d start off a post with a passage from Alice in Wonderland… It’s simple. THIS is so often the mentality of the people we interact with on a daily basis, whether it’s a question being asked or a “possible” situation that people need to know about.

At the end of the day, it becomes obvious that you don’t always know WHERE YOU WANT TO GO.

Make no mistake, you’ll get SOMEWHERE… but of course you’ll think it’s NOWHERE because the somewhere isn’t nearly close to where you think you should be… at this stage of your life (as compared to what?)… or for the work you’ve put in (aimless work to what end?)… or based on the “knowledge” you’ve gained (but is it “knowledge” or more useless information?)… So you’ve already gotten SOMEWHERE. You’ve gotten a RESULT. But is it the result you wanted?

Probably not.

Why?

Because you NEVER KNEW WHAT THE RESULT WAS THAT YOU WANTED! So how about taking some time now, and some paper, and getting clear on what you really want. It doesn’t take long yet it makes a pretty massive difference to where you end up.

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