CLOSE THE DEAL

Everything we do in our lives has a beginning and an end. Everything!! The schools we attend, the jobs that we work, the food that we eat, the relationships that we have, the seasons we hate to see go and those we hate to see arrive and yes even the very breath in our lungs.

The uncertainty of what each day will bring is the gift, the curse, the blessing and the reality of this life. With that in mind I am reminded of the way in which our lives were intended to be lived. Progress in this life is about setting and achieving goals day in and day out and making the communities we live in more progressive, more powerful and more fertile. When we reach these goals we ultimately close the deal that we have made with ourselves. During those times we don't reach those goals three things happen; we simply work harder, we procrastinate, and/or we give simply up and ultimately leave the deal on the table.

It's unfinished business in every sense of the phrase. In order to ensure that we consistently close the deals in our lifetime we must look at and treat ourselves as our own realtors who are trying to sell our goals and dreams to ourselves. With this in mind, we must carefully ask ourselves the following questions:

1) Is this goal located in a neighborhood in which I want to live?

2) Is the neighborhood in which the goal resides safe?

3) How much does this goal cost?

4) Can I afford this goal?

5) Once I achieve this goal, will I move to a different neighborhood in pursuit of a bigger goal?

Prior to closing the deal, these questions are relevant regarding our pursuit of an ideal quality of life. The moment we truly focus our minds, our hearts and our efforts on those things we wish to achieve is the moment that the countdown to closing the deal begins. No matter how long the deal takes, no matter who we have to talk to, no matter who we have to ask for help, no matter where we have to go. Let's make a ethically binding contract with ourselves to name our goal, make an offer, negotiate the price of goal, and as we close the deal, take possession at closing.