I have a counter on my desktop counting down to touchdown in Singapore – it reads 79 days today. But this is not a sign that I miss home. Rather, the counter is my motivation. It keeps me focused on where I want to get to and drives me to forge ahead when the going gets rough.
A friend of mine once said that to succeed, begin with an end in mind. To a certain extent, this has become part of my life mantra too. Personally, I don’t like uncertainty. I like to see an end-goal; the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel. To some people, this is some form of measurable success. To me, it’s the literal end.
Honestly, it’s hard to keep myself driven if I don’t see an end to what I’m doing. Some say it’s easy to lose sight what’s in front of you when you only look forward to what’s at the end of the road. I offer a different viewpoint: when there’s no end in plain sight, you simply lose interest in what’s ahead.
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