We are all on a journey.  Some people realize that we are and are taking the appropriate steps to maximize their enjoyment of this journey and to leverage the experience.  Others are not.  Unfortunately some people not only aren't aware that they are on a journey but are simply unconscious about it's importance and the role that they play in it.  Some people are simply buffeted about by their own whims moving from one thing to another seemingly without a plan or conscious thought.  And some of these people simply chase what feels good in the moment without a care for the implications of their decisions longer term.  Personal growth is not important to these people nor is it even a thought that is then ignored.  Unfortunately, many of these people are headed towards a crisis of purpose.  One that will challenge their decision making to that point and challenge even their own existence.  They will come face to face with the consequences of their decisions and will be faced with challenge of personal growth at a time when it will be much more challenging and disruptive.  But what we can all learn from those that went before us and the examples that they have set for us is that a commitment to personal growth early in our lives makes the journey that we are on much more enjoyable.  With our purpose clear, our values identified we can leverage the experience of our journey and revel in it that much more.

Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. George Bernard Shaw

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.  Helen Keller

Everybody wants to be somebody; nobody wants to grow.  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe