Few people take the time to sit down and think about what they really want in life, personally or professionally. If you want to make someone really uncomfortable pull them aside to a quiet place, ask them what they really want in life, and then watch them squirm. Someone I respect and admire did this to me a few years back and it changed my life.

Too many live their life like a cork in the ocean, subject to the next gentle breeze or giant wave. When someone they know or read about accomplishes something great they chalk it up to luck. But, as Earl Nightingale once said, “luck is what happens when preparedness meets opportunity.”