A Rare Species

“You need to know what you want and then create goals to get there.”

- Kilee Johnson

A Rare Species

It isn’t often that I get to spend time with at least two of my daughters at once.  So, it’s refreshing for my heart and mind to have them come and spend live time with me.

It’s also inspirational for me to listen to them as they talk.  Such was the case last night as I spent time with Kilee and Annie on a drive.  We spent the whole time talking about what they were doing with their lives and what they were planning for their futures.  They have an “I am going to go out and get what I want” frame of mind that has become quite rare in today’s world.  Her approach was stirring so I wanted to share it with you.

Take the time to determine what you want in life.  Kilee explains it this way, “If you don’t know what you want to do with your life you’ll never be able to find it.”  It’s important to develop a clear vision of what you want so you’ll be able to formulate a detailed plan to follow.  She‘s become very good at seeing her vision and then breaking it down into small achievable steps.  It’s a skill she’s expanded as she’s grown older and she’s been able to add another complimentary skill that has magnified her ability to succeed.

Hold your vision as if you’re a bull dog!  If there is one thing I’ve learned by watching Kilee it’s this:  Once you grab a hold of your vision keep a tight grip on it and let it permeate your whole life.  When you do this it becomes easy to see the progress you’re making on a daily basis because you’re actively chasing your desires.  Doing anything else is a kin to sitting in a field and waiting for everything you want to just come to you without effort.  That’s one of the biggest mistakes I see people make in their life; it always leads to confusion, envy and bitterness every time.  Holding on to your vision like a bull dog will lead to life invigorated. 

Ask others you’re in relationship with to help.  “I would never begin to pursue my vision unless I spoke with the people in my network about it first.” Kilee affirmed.  Working alone can yield great results, but adding multiple points of view, connections and experience will increase your abilities exponentially.  If you doubt this just take a look at the most powerful network the world has ever known, the Internet.  

I remember wanting to grow Kentucky Coffee Trees from seed once.  I didn’t know anything about it so I sent an email to a professor who is one of the world’s experts, a man I had never met, and he was kind enough to respond and help me!  How cool is that?

Never hesitate to ask experts for help.  As you have seen from the example above sometimes you need to go outside of your personal network to get specific help.  You know what?  Most people are willing to help you even when they don’t know you!  If you’ll simply ask you will be constantly amazed at how kind and helpful strangers can be.  You’ll also increase the capacity of your network along with theirs.  The universe is forever expanding; expand with it.

Expanding life along with the universe is a rare thing amongst humans.  My daughters have shown me that it can be done, even if it is rare.  I hope you’ll join them and become a rare species yourself.