Making The Macro Decision

For more than a decade, I was a runner. I would get up in the morning and never had to decide what I would do next. I would get dressed and either go to the gym to get on a treadmill and run or, if the weather was particularly nice, I would run outdoors where my only decision was where I return next.

There is no question that I was a runner.

For many of you, you haven’t made the macro decision about who you are and, as a result, you have to make new decisions all the time.

You are making new decisions because you have not committed to a practice yet.

You haven’t noticed what excites you and committed to it. That’s the macro decision.

It’s the one that you choose, not your employer.

It’s the one that you choose not sure wife/husband/partner/children/parents decide for you.

Zig Ziglar, one of the original motivational speakers in the United States, made a comparison between wandering generalities and meaningful specifics.

Ziglar tells a wonderful story about how he could teach you how to shoot a bow and arrow in 20 minutes better than the greatest archer of his time. He continues by pointing out most people would say, “I’ve never shot a bow and arrow. How could you possibly do that?”