He told me he felt like Barry Gordy at Motown. Ed said, I see your plans for the future and I get excited. I feel like Ive discovered an incredible talent with sound plans to be a successful, professional speaker. He went on to tell me that every now and then he loves to step into someones life and make a difference. It was your turn, Ed said. Wow! Ed saw my visionmy burning desire. It is my hope that you too will have a burning desire that drives you to take action. By now I am positive you are convinced of your need to draw a map for your futureabout setting goals if you dont already have them in place. In the absence of goals and a sense of direction, you may be cruising the highways of life getting excellent mileage and enjoying smooth roads. However, because you dont know where you are heading, you end up burning all your fuel until you find yourself on the side of the road. If I asked you right now where you are going or what your vision is, could you tell me the answer like Wesley could? If you cant answer tha question, its time to sit down and do some soul searching. The reality is you are going somewhere. It may not be where you want to go, but your car is in motion. Decide now to take control; start planning now.

Exercise Write out your map of where you want your life to go in the next 5 to 10 years. Dont hold anything back. How did you do with the previous exercise? Was it easy, or did you struggle? If you struggled, dont despair; Ive had many people say to me, But I dont know what I want to do with my life. How can I draw a map when I dont know my passion? Let me share with you some strategies to help find your passion. How To Discover What You Were Born To Do What are you passionate about? Very few people can answer that question. I know that for many years it was hard for me to even think about my passion. Yet, all along it was with me. What you were born to do is right there in front of your face, but you are too close to see it. Its very hard to enjoy the scenery when you are in it