Comfortable Conclusions

January 4, 2004

We dream big dreams as children

but by the time that we're adults

we settle for conclusions

rather than life's best results

And those who curse their fate

who once aimed high but missed the mark

believed their trip had ended

and thought they had to disembark

But no results should matter

save for those for which we strive

and the only goals we'll reach

are those each day we keep alive

COMMENTARY: There's a BIG difference between results and conclusions. In

creating the life of your dreams, the worst mistake you can make is

misinterpreting a particular result to determine your conclusions about

your chances of future success. Make sure that when you strive for a

particular goal, that you commit to achieving a specific outcome, and

not simplyl to reaching a conclusion that you can use to justify not

trying in the future. What many people really want is to justify their

deep-down belief that " it's not possible " or " I'm not good enough " or

" I'm not ready " or " this is difficult " or some other limiting idea. So

they give it only half their best effort, or sabotage their success so

that they can reach a comfortable conclusion rather than achieve the

intended result.

(Even worse, some people use other people's conclusions about the way

things are to dictate what they believe is possible for themselves.)

In any journey you embark on, setbacks, disappointments, and the

failures you encounter are all simply stations along the way, not final

destinations. You don't have to leave the train unless you want to.

So today's question is: " What conclusions about the way the world is

have you drawn that you'd like to change? " The power to change the

conclusion often lies simply in pursuing a different result.

Comfortable Conclusions

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