20Sep/090
Who Will You Become?
If I stay on the current trajectory of my life and the decisions I’m making… am I headed to become the person I was meant to be? Am I on the right path?
It's been said, "if you keep doing the things you've been doing for the last five years, you're going to get the same results..." Here are some areas I've been off the path in my life (to name a few):
- My identity was wrapped up in my career and what I was able to accomplish in my job
- I used to obsess about my retirement spreadsheet, how much money I would need to retire, and how soon could I retire
- My past pains created fears for my future
- I would say "yes" too often, be spread too thin, and wouldn't have a real impact anywhere
- Any remaining "white space" I had to my calendar was filled with a side business with hopes to make more money
- Many weeks I would be gone three or four evenings during the week filled with busy activity rather than investing in my wife or kids
There are two things I've learned I am great at.... being busy and spending money. Amazingly, both come very easily for me.
When it comes to my next five years, my time and the money I've been entrusted with will dictate much of where my heart and future legacy will be.
- Can I reallocate $15 a week or more out of renting movies, eating out, or buying gadgets and shift those funds into building churches in India and expanding the opportunities of Online Church?
- Could I shift 2-3 hours a week of emails into spending more time with my family and kids?
- What if I spent one less late night watching mindless TV and repurposed that time to having coffee with a new friend?
We get the opportunity to connect with hundreds of people online here every week who want to live a life that's on purpose. Are you connecting with new people to take steps with?
So how about you? Who will you become in 5 years?
