We all have them.
“If _______ happens, then I’ll do _______.”
If this emergency passes, then I’ll take a break.
If this customer closes, then I’ll invest in my education.
If we get this finished, then we’ll focus on that.
Too often, the ifthen is nothing but a stall. As a result, we burn trust, and worse, postpone a future we’d like to spend time living in.
Take your ifthen’s seriously. The future always happens sooner than we expect.
Source: Seth Godin’s Daily Blog Post.
REFLECTION:
- What “ifthens” do you have?
- Is it time to stop the stall?
- What is a future you are postponing that you can begin living in now?