Riddle – What’s the best time to plant a tree?
When you learn the answer, you’ll see how obvious it really is.
The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago and the second best time is today.
Mostly used by financial planners, this old Chinese proverb reminds us that it’s never too late to start something new.
People come up with all kinds of ‘reasons’ for not working on their goals…
- The market was better last year
- There isn’t enough time left
- Somebody’s already doing that
- Whats the point?
- I’m too old to learn
- And so on
And it’s all nonsense. The next 20 years will happen anyway so you can choose to get going and take action to reach your goal or you can sit there, hoping it will happen all by itself!
Action – What’s one thing you’ve let pass because of a “too late” excuse?
Make plans to move that forward today.
Awesome advice!