{"id":218,"date":"2014-12-26T12:02:48","date_gmt":"2014-12-26T12:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/?p=218"},"modified":"2014-12-22T12:06:25","modified_gmt":"2014-12-22T12:06:25","slug":"start-with-the-end-in-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/start-with-the-end-in-mind\/","title":{"rendered":"Start With The End In Mind"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cEvery new beginning comes from another beginning\u2019s end.\u201d Seneca.<\/h4>\n
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A favourite coaching maxim, \u201cstarting with the end in mind\u201d is a sound approach to getting as much direction and clarity as possible when we start our adventure. No, I don\u2019t mean start with the last piece of cake first, or have an argument now in case you have one later, although that cake does look good\u2026<\/p>\n

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\u201cOne down, 7 to go!\u201d<\/h5>\n

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\u201cJust Do it Dad\u2026\u201d<\/h5>\n

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I went shopping last weekend. I wanted to get some brogue shoes. I wanted some expensive, snappy looking shoes. A friend had mentioned a certain brand and uttered these deadly words; \u201cthese English hand made shoes are considered the best.\u201d Damn him. In my mind I had to have these shoes, but why so? I hadn\u2019t even seen them, or any others for that matter. <\/p>\n

So I shopped around until I finally came to the store in question. There they were. Nearly \u00a3250\/$350. They were beautiful. Exquisitely made, perfectly balanced, heavy, a lifetime of shoe right there. I asked for a size 12 but they only went up to 11 so I left the shop. Then I remember my friend saying; \u201cThey come up big, you\u2019ll need an 11.\u201d I stopped in the middle of the shopping centre and looked at my wife and looked at my son. \u201cIsn\u2019t this a bit indulgent?\u201d I asked, in reality asking for permission. My wife reminded me I\u2019d not spent any money on my wardrobe since Mammoths died out and my son added \u201cJust do it\u201d.<\/p>\n

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I went back in the shop and ordered the 11. It was and is the most comfortable beautiful shoe I\u2019ve ever worn. When I put on those size 11s, a number of factors came together.<\/p>\n

I wanted to look smarter, I wanted to value myself more, I wanted to feel something new in myself, I wanted to appeal differently to others. The shoes represented a shift in my image and who I thought I was. They were crafted, designed and deliberate.<\/p>\n

More than an item, they were the \u201cend\u201d I had in mind. I had to have them when my friend mentioned them because of their QUALITY. They possessed the attribute I wanted to embody.<\/p>\n

Goals are curious. Visions are curious too. We aim towards something and create a whole from a bunch of information. We are trying to craft something through routine, ritual, practice. We are looking to bring newness into our lives, the \u201cfield\u201d that we experience and any change we make can create ripples in the pond that we never counted on. We are building ourselves, our worlds in no uncertain terms. Meaning makers. Cake eaters. Shoe wearers.<\/p>\n

Since buying my shoes, I\u2019ve also bought clothes that reflect the same aspirations and desires that those shoes embodied. I now enjoy shopping with my wife and we have great fun. <\/p>\n

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\u201cSo pleased with my new shirt\u2026\u201d<\/h5>\n

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I\u2019ve started writing more and reading more and I\u2019ve decided on a leaner, lighter physical aesthetic goal for myself. It\u2019s helped me realise I don\u2019t need as much physical strength and size to survive, that new varied sources of confidence and interest are available if I\u2019m prepared to entertain change from the normal.<\/p>\n

So start with the end in mind. \u201cIf I was already there, what might I be wearing?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A favourite coaching maxim, \u201cstarting with the end in mind\u201d is a sound approach to getting as much direction and clarity as possible when we start our adventure. No, I don\u2019t mean start with the last piece of cake first, or have an argument now in case you have one later, although that cake does look good\u2026","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=218"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":230,"href":"https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218\/revisions\/230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cloudtag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}