Begin with the end in mind I was told, but I didn’t realize the meaning of it until the end of my time there. What it meant to me was simple, imagine what the results of your actions will be and that be your motivation to get things done.

There were times when I needed to contact someone to get things done but was hesitant because talking to someone new that you depend can be a hassle. You’ve probably had your own moments when you needed to contact someone but you’d put it off until later because its so easy to procrastinate when your uncomfortable. Well part of what I learned was to be comfortable with being uncomfortable. Anytime you are pulled out of your comfort zone you face a great opportunity for development. I went from receiving assignments and being timid to make the call to someone, to running out of my seat and personally talking to someone if I could. I started to see that imagining what the results of my task would be was a big part of curing the discomfort I felt. So I knew that if I just executed my task and didn’t waste time, then it would all be over.

This thinking is useful in many situations in life. Begin with the end in mind and get used to being uncomfortable because in life you’ll face many situations where you’ll be uncomfortable. I continue to use that mindset everyday.

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