“Sooner or later; everyone sits down to a banquet of consequences.” – Robert Louis Stevenson
Today we live in a microwave society, at least here in the states. Canada is not far behind and many other emerging nations (read burgeoning economies) are following along the lead set by the “Gotta have it now!” people.
Keep this in mind. There is always a consequence to whatever action you take.
The possibilities are endless and dependent on actions etc, so I am not going to make specific statements as to what will or will not happen. That’s for another email.
But you can’t have something for nothing. There is an opposite action – always.
For you academic types, for every action there is equal and opposite reaction.
For the Zen philosophers it’s called the duality of nature; the Yin and the Yang.
You know positive/negative, happiness/sadness, good/bad, day time/night time, winter/summer, black/white; all the usual suspects apply when it comes to examples of opposites.
So when you make a decision in your life, it either moves you closer to your goal or it doesn’t. It’s that simple. No Virginia, there aren’t any that do both.
There are also consequences, both positive and negative to our decisions. These consequences, although at times barely perceptible, are very, very real.
Sometimes, because we live in the aforementioned microwave society, people tend to ignore the consequences of their decisions. Sometimes because they don’t appear until down the road, sometimes it’s because they seem small. But it will have an effect, not always pleasing.
It’s just getting what they want with little or no regard for the effects.
Not a good strategy.
Does this mean that you don’t make decisions quickly? Not at all, it means that if you make decisions quickly you’ve done so with consideration.
What does that mean? Consideration?
It simply means you’ve looked at the possible outcomes both good and bad, positive and negative, of your actions. And remember, there is always an outcome, always.
Remember, we’re coming into a time when the world is becoming a very small place. Technology allows us to do business in multiple languages simultaneously at light speed, to travel in hours to anywhere in the world, obtain information about virtually anything we require immediately.
And, the rest of the world is here to stay in this economy of the new millennium. Latin America & Asia most importantly in my opinion.
So you can choose to be all or choose to be part. You can choose to create your future in advance or you can choose to allow someone else to create it for you. You can choose to put all you have into all you do, or you can choose not to.
Each has their own set of consequences and their own set of rewards.
So, here’s a choice for you. Choose to design four vision and get started on your better future. You can make it your gift to yourself.
The best is yet to come!
David Martin
505.821.0157
info@empowermax.com
