PREPARING TO NOT GO CRUISING
Some people spend years making preparations to go cruising.
Most of the time, what they are really doing is preparing to not
go cruising. What do I mean by that?
I simply mean they have dozens of things they want to do before
they set sail. All those other things have top priority, and
they are not ready to make changes in the way they live.
They talk like they want to go sailing, but for the time being,
they have firmly planted their lubberly feet on dry land.
Most
people act as if getting ready is about the boat, when in reality
it isn't about the boat at all. It's about them. They
aren't mentally prepared to drop their dock lines and go sailing.
Their boat, their house, their job, and the size of their bank
account are simply the excuses they use to explain why they can't get
underway.
You'll hear them say things like:
1.
I can't go cruising until I pay off the mortgage.
2. I can't go
cruising because I have such a good job.
3. I can't go cruising
until I have a million dollars in the bank.
4. I can't go
cruising until my boat is in perfect shape.
As long as you focus on all the reasons why you can't go cruising,
you will not depart. Your focus is totally wrong. The
way you run your mind and live each day shows that you are
preparing to not go sailing.
I spent eleven years working in Saudi Arabia preparing to not go
cruising. When I finally was mentally prepared for the
voyage, it took only three months of intensive work to get
underway.
If you want to go cruising, you must shift your focus to all the
reasons why you can drop your dock lines and set sail. It's
all about focus. When you focus on your dreams, nothing else
matters.
Single-minded Real Ocean Cruisers know that preparing to cruise is
more about the way they run their mind, and less about the yacht.
They fill their mind with dozens of reasons why now is the time to
set sail. They are endlessly persistent doers of dreams, and
they are willing to do whatever it takes for as long as it takes
to make their dreams come true.
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