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Is the pathway clear?

Guest post by: John Patterson

Article Overview: My holiday wish for you is to stop hoping and start planning. The foggy future you imagine won't get you anywhere but stuck in the fog.

Is the pathway clear?

2009 has been a rough year for many people. With the new year comes hope for a better 2010.

My holiday wish for you is to stop hoping and start planning. The foggy future you imagine won't get you anywhere but stuck in the fog.

What do you want in 2010? Write it down, get it clear, concise and clean. How will you get there? What is your plan, strategy and what resources will you require?

Until the pathway is written, it can not exist.

You can not think what you can not speak.

You can not speak what you have not languaged.

You can not language what you don't find or invent language to describe.

Describe it in detail and watch the pathway clear.

John Patterson

© 2009 Influence Ecology

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