Next, go to your GPS navigator. Enter exactly where you are now in life's journey. Then enter that perfect destiny. Push a button and in the blink of an eye, a powerful program computes the best route. You avoid all the red lights, the rude drivers, even the potholes. You never make a wrong turn. You arrive safely and in record time. You now have everything you've ever wanted. Ain't life grand!

Now here's the reality of life - you and you alone will have to make all the decisions and map out your own destiny. Your current circumstances have already been shaped by your past decisions. It's a done deal. No going back. And what you decide today will shape your future. 
 
Want a better relationship with family and friends? More money, more time, more joy, a little more of this and a lot more of that? Okay. Now what are you willing to sacrifice to get them? Yes, sacrifice. For many these wants in life are merely preferences. We would prefer to have better relationships, prefer to make more money, prefer to obtain a better education. The problem is preferences lack the needed resources in order to reach fulfillment. The only decisions or dreams that will inevitably come to pass are those we prescribe the greatest level of conviction. Download Full Article