Chapter 14. DIVE IN!

 

"Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do."

 
 --GOETHE

There are two ways to climb a tree:

  1. Climb it.

  2. Sit on an acorn and wait for it to grow.

Now you have identified your purpose, written your goal, committed to it and fallen in love with it, do something, however small, that takes you a step in the direction of achieving it.

Time does not wait for any of us. Don't wait for circumstances to be perfect.

"Tucked away in our subconscious is an idyllic vision. We see ourselves on a long trip that spans the continent. We are travelling by trains. Out of the windows we drink in the passing scenes of cars on nearby highways, or children waving at a passing crossing, of cattle grazing on a distant hillside, ...

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