Move From Drifting to Driven

Stop Asking What You Feel Like Doing

There is a question that can quietly destroy an entire day:

What do I feel like doing right now?

It sounds harmless. You have things you want to accomplish. You know what needs to be done. Maybe you've even made a plan. Then the moment arrives to actually do it. 

Walk the Fence Line

Fifteen years ago, we lost my father-in-law. He lived on a 189-acre farm, and there are plenty of things I remember about him. But recently, I found myself thinking about something incredibly ordinary that he used to do. He walked the fence line. Almost every day, he would make his way around the property checking the fence. He wasn't waiting for someone to tell him there was a problem. 

Sometimes Success Means Adding Weight A friend of mine recently bought a weighted vest. She's already in shape. She already works out. She's already doing the things most people are trying to convince themselves to start doing. But instead of looking at the progress she's made and deciding she had done enough, she bought a weighted vest. She intentionally made the workout harder. I've been thinking about that a lot.

What You Tolerate Becomes Your Standard

Standards rarely collapse overnight. Usually, they disappear one small compromise at a time. Something happens that you know isn't good enough. You notice it. Then it happens again. Eventually, you expect it. After a while, you stop saying anything about it. And eventually, something dangerous happens: