You were probably hoping to find the secret to success somewhere in this book. Well, here it is (drum roll please): start more than you can finish.
As David Weinbaum suggests, the secret to a rich life is to have more beginnings than endings. It’s interesting that the secret is not necessarily to complete more tasks than everyone else. It’s to leave plenty of loose ends in life, so that you are always open to new inspiration and fresh opportunities. Life is not neat. You do not work on a single item, complete it, put it away, and then bring out the next thing. If you operated that way, you would miss all of the cool things that show up unexpectedly.
If you were studying a new technique at work and someone offered you a chance to go on a hot air balloon ride over the weekend, would you ignore them because you had not finished your project? Of course not! Unless you are afraid of heights, you would take advantage of the experience over the weekend and then go back to work on Monday refreshed and exhilarated.
Celebrate the beginnings in your life. Endings are not that exciting. Beginnings have an element of the unknown that is thrilling. You will have new opportunities every day if you look for them. Rejoice in the new beginnings you find today.
365
Here you are at Day 356. Congratulations! What an incredible journey this year has been. Do something special to commemorate this day. You have spent a year discovering and nurturing your unique talents. You have developed ways to celebrate your successes every single day and enjoy the journey as it unfolds. Give yourself a party today!
You are achieving your dreams right now, but the end is nowhere in sight. I wish you an exciting journey, a pleasant journey, a fruitful and joyous journey. Bring happiness to others, and it will return to you abundantly. Push a little harder, and you will be surprised by the rewards. Experience and celebrate the little victories along with the major milestones. Don’t wait to be happy.
My parting hope for you is that you travel forward into the unknown with open eyes and an open heart. Gather up your dreams and use them every single day. You have already achieved so much. Just imagine what lies beyond the next curve in the road.
Conclusion
The introduction of this book talked about what it felt like to be stuck, to be traveling on a flat and boring road to nowhere in life. You left that gray, listless world behind a year ago. Every day you uncovered dreams that you stored in the basement of your mind. You dusted them off and looked at them again. You also discovered new dreams that you didn’t know you had. You may not have done anything drastic during the past 365 days, but your systematic actions are changing the world around you. It’s no longer gray. It is filled with depth, richness, and breathtaking color.
Look at your life today. A brilliant new you has emerged from the cocoon where you gathered strength for a full year. Spread your wings now and embrace an unpredictable life that is full of new opportunities.
The end of this book is really the beginning. Where do you want to go now?
About the Author
Jason Harvey is a Certified Life Coach and founder of the Limitless Institute, a non-profit organization that funds research into human motivation and personal development.
Jason has spent the past decade and a half studying self-improvement and personal development techniques.
Jason holds a Bachelor’s degree from Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Management in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
He currently resides on the East Coast of Canada, where he enjoys training for marathons and attempting to master the piano.
Please contact Jason through his website with any feedback or comments, or to share your personal success stories.
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