Learning from life’s experiences

Yesterday we talked about your goals creating your life’s vision.
I know you’ve already listed your top 20 life goals.
Today we’ll talk about learning from the lessons of your life.
Our friend Michael Aun learned about life’s lessons at age 11.
His grandfather, Eli Mack, was the mayor of our small town.
He gave Michael a book for his birthday. The pages were blank.
"It’s worthless," Michael said. "It doesn’t have anything in it."
His grandfather was patient. He gave Michael this advice:
"It’s what you will put in it that will make it valuable."
That fueled Michael’s lifelong passion for keeping a daily journal.
He calls it his love notes to his great great grandchildren.
He will never see them but the notes are his legacy to them.
His grandfather urged Michael to list 500 goals for his life.
His grandfather would go through the newspaper with him.
They would read about something the President had done.
His grandfather asked if he wanted to be President.
Michael decided against the presidency but listed 510 goals.
At last count he has achieved 487 of those life goals.
How’s your list? Are you checking off what you’ve achieved?
A reminder: Ruth King will interview me Friday at 10 a.m.
We’ll talk about my new "Terminate Your Profit Killers" book.
To watch, go to www.JerryBellune.com. It shows you what to do.
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