Well maybe you are like me – I’ve always been the sort of person that seems to have everything coming their way. I “got the girl” when I was back in school. I had the nice flashy cars when I wanted them, and have never had much trouble finding work.

Up until about 6 months ago I just assumed that I am a lucky person, but after being enlightened by my life coach it appears that I put more effort into my decisions than I realise, and as a result most things in my life tend to work out well.

On my second meeting with my life coach, let’s call her C, she asked me whether or not I “often find that things always just go your way?”. She caught me out – up until that question I thought the whole concept of life planning was going to be a joke.

How did this woman know that things always go my way?

She explained that I am the sort of person that spends a lot of time planning and preparing for each decision that I make in life, and up until now I didn’t really realise what I was doing. I was just doing it without giving it much thought.

For instance..

• I always had nice cars because I spent the time saving hard for them, rather than just buying what I could afford at the time. I had to wait longer to get them, but that just meant that I appreciated them more.
• I have no real qualifications, just experience. From the start of my career, I have understood that without a degree I needed to carefully plan my career and use “stepping stones” to get where I wanted to be. A few years back that meant sitting on a help-desk being abused by irate customers for a 18 months. Now it means putting my hand up for any random projects just to “get involved” and also work on new technology. As a result, when I apply for jobs, I always seem to either get the job, or come a close second.

Planning and preparation is relative to most aspects of our lives. From basic things like what product to buy, or to life decisions such as who to marry and so on.

We are in a world where we are encouraged to make quick decisions, without much consideration. While a little spontaneity is healthy, too much and you’ll find yourself with just no direction and little reward.

It’s been something that obviously comes naturally to myself, but even if it doesn’t come naturally, it’s something that is at least worth trying. Next time you are about to make a decision, think about it a second time before committing.

Post from: r0dman.com

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