We often have more choices and options than we think but fail to capitalize on our imagination and will by acting on the seemingly impossible.
The worst case is that we do absolutely nothing and become one of life's many loiterers just hanging around.
Just imagine that you've arrived at an airport with your luggage, your passport and a wallet bulging with cash and several premium credit cards with a high credit limit, a current balance of zero and perks galore.
And imagine checking the departure message board and selecting any destination you desire and that you can approach the gate and the aircraft will leave immediately to your chosen destination.
In reality your passport represents access to the choices we have as to where we want to go, the cash and credit cards are the level of our imagination and will, and the destination board is our choice of destinations.
Sadly many people prefer to remain seated in the departure lounge area waiting forever for someone else to make the decision for them, mumbling and grumbling about how things aren't moving along the way they want.
Or others review their options casually not making any commitment waiting for someone to invite them specifically to the destination of their choosing.
As the Chinese saying goes, "A person who waits for a roast duck to fly into his mouth must wait a very long time.
" Be that intrepid traveler who actively search, research and plan where they want to go with an enthusiastic follow through.
For some getting it right the first time is important.
For others it's a matter of heading in a general direction and they'll improvise as they go along.
The important thing is that they are people of action with the full intent of following through.
The destination is secondary.
It's the intent and action that are the primary sparks to transformation.
Some may prefer jetting to Paris first-class.
Others prefer a modest accommodation in a secondary, far-flung city where there are fewer tourists and an opportunity to learn about the culture.
And others will travel domestically to a new and different place.
For those who fail to budge and insist on loitering at the cusp of transformational change, the final result ends badly.
Eventually they run out of cash after spending it at food courts, bar lounges and duty-free shops, and their passports and credit cards expire.
And before they know it they are psychologically old, beyond redemption, and left with nothing but regret.
We're surrounded by them and dangerously influenced by them when they try convincing us that a new voyage won't change anything even though they've never traveled before.
The transformational trip is also a leap of faith because often it's a one-way trip.
It's not that you can't return, rather it's because your new destination is far better than your departure point.
Adapting to a new lifestyle has its hiccups but the risk is always worth it.
The worst case is that we do absolutely nothing and become one of life's many loiterers just hanging around.
Just imagine that you've arrived at an airport with your luggage, your passport and a wallet bulging with cash and several premium credit cards with a high credit limit, a current balance of zero and perks galore.
And imagine checking the departure message board and selecting any destination you desire and that you can approach the gate and the aircraft will leave immediately to your chosen destination.
In reality your passport represents access to the choices we have as to where we want to go, the cash and credit cards are the level of our imagination and will, and the destination board is our choice of destinations.
Sadly many people prefer to remain seated in the departure lounge area waiting forever for someone else to make the decision for them, mumbling and grumbling about how things aren't moving along the way they want.
Or others review their options casually not making any commitment waiting for someone to invite them specifically to the destination of their choosing.
As the Chinese saying goes, "A person who waits for a roast duck to fly into his mouth must wait a very long time.
" Be that intrepid traveler who actively search, research and plan where they want to go with an enthusiastic follow through.
For some getting it right the first time is important.
For others it's a matter of heading in a general direction and they'll improvise as they go along.
The important thing is that they are people of action with the full intent of following through.
The destination is secondary.
It's the intent and action that are the primary sparks to transformation.
Some may prefer jetting to Paris first-class.
Others prefer a modest accommodation in a secondary, far-flung city where there are fewer tourists and an opportunity to learn about the culture.
And others will travel domestically to a new and different place.
For those who fail to budge and insist on loitering at the cusp of transformational change, the final result ends badly.
Eventually they run out of cash after spending it at food courts, bar lounges and duty-free shops, and their passports and credit cards expire.
And before they know it they are psychologically old, beyond redemption, and left with nothing but regret.
We're surrounded by them and dangerously influenced by them when they try convincing us that a new voyage won't change anything even though they've never traveled before.
The transformational trip is also a leap of faith because often it's a one-way trip.
It's not that you can't return, rather it's because your new destination is far better than your departure point.
Adapting to a new lifestyle has its hiccups but the risk is always worth it.
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