The difference between choosing and acting is like the difference between having a purpose and having a goal. A goal is a specific result that you want to achieve, like losing 10 pounds. Purpose is the “why” behind the goal. The difference between the two is time. To reach your goal you set a deadline: I’m going to lose ten pounds in the next three

It’s also the truth that there is always opportunity for choice. The last of the human freedoms is to choose our way, regardless of the circumstance.

When it comes to choosing, the path is clear: choose fulfillment.

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The old story was populated by such themes as “the golden years,” “life of leisure,” a life without the pressure of time clocks or the demands of work.

You accept the unknown. You tell yourself, “You don’t know if you don’t go.” And then you go.

Think about your own life story. In your Possibilities Journal, answer these questions: What are the important connections and relationships that have sustained you along the way, particularly in times of transition? Who are the people today you can rely on for wise counsel or outside inspiration? Who gives you feedback that you can put to good

Here are two questions to help you get unstuck: “Starting where you are, what would be the simplest first step you could take?” And “Who is someone who could take that first step with you?

In reality, change happens the other way around. Doing comes first, knowing second. As you do something—start your exploration, get out and look around, gather impressions and information—you start to know what it is that you really want to do. Doing precedes knowing, it turns out.