I’m at the WebCamp Live event this weekend by Armand Morin, and each morning, Jim Howard opens the event. Jim and his wife Chris used to run a printing company and has helped many businesses with their branding. Their story is so very inspiring and Jim is a fabulous speaker.
Today, he mentioned something that I’ve heard him say before. I’m so very glad to be reminded again. This is what he says…
Did you get that? “It’s never about how you start. It’s how you finish.”
Right now, the end of the year is around the corner. Will you spend this time crying over everything you didn’t get to do, things you didn’t achieve this year or are you going to finish the year strong and get going anyway?
Remember, it’s just the end of the year. Not the end of your life… at least, I hope. So as long as you are still able, let’s be finishers.
I love this quote. I used to do that each new years. Beat myself up about the goals I had that I didn’t make come true. But, as is most often the case I just simply made too many impossible goals for myself, and due to that I did achieve a lot — even if not everything. Tomorrow is another day.
Me too Stephanie, me too. Spent way too much time at the end of the year whining how ‘poorly’ I did and not even bothering to think about the things that I did do. That’s another side to this story. And like you said, having goals is one thing but you can’t pile up 10 years of goals into one year. No one can achieve that.
I love that quote. And I agree with it.
Glad you do Andy. It’s one of my favorites.