While going through the books in my office last week, I was reminded of an incredible book called FIVE: Where Will You Be Five Years From Now? It is one of the most inspiring books I have read in a long time. More than inspiring, it helps you dig deep down to uncover what’s important to you, your 5 top values, life’s mission, and more. While we teach goal setting in our Star Achievement Series®, I find the author’s approach to the subject matter in this book amazing. I love the way the author crafted his messages, and it is visually appealing. So much so that I like to set my copy out decoratively on my desk or side table (of course it’s RED!)

Let’s do an exercise: Think about the next 5 years of your life from the context of what are you going to do within the next 5 years of your life. Your future comes quickly. Your future will be your present before you know it. Just think about how it did not seem long ago that we were all nervous about the new millennium. Here we are 15 years later. [Read more…]