There are obstacles, and there are goals. Obstacles are all around us and easy to spot.
- They can be the construction zone that makes you late for work.
- It can be a little virus that shuts down the world for a few months.
- They can even be something good like kids or parents that need care or a challenge at work.
Nobody has a problem spotting obstacles.
Goals are harder to see. They require some trailblazing. Yes, may ask you to boldly go where no one has gone before. They can be part of a vision that is unique to you, your family, and your situation. Goals make us reach for something that may feel out of reach. And they may inspire you to go around, over, or through an obstacle.
We will always have obstacles. But not everyone has goals. We will always have things that frustrate us. But not everyone has a vision that will help them see beyond today.
Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eye off the goal.
E. Joseph Cossman
E. Joseph Cossman
Mr. Cossman was an interesting guy. He would see an opportunity, then act on it. He perfected mail-order marketing and pioneered infomercials. He sold such items as “shrunken heads,” spud guns, and ant farms. Later in life, he would teach and inspire others to sell and market their products.
He saw an opportunity where others saw obstacles. That’s what a goal will do for you and me. It’s too easy to see the problems and bad news in the world. You don’t even need to look for it. It will come to you. It takes special effort to define goals and look beyond the everyday obstacles of life.
