The man heading south by going north

You're busy from six forty to ten, and the thing you said you cared about hasn't moved since March.

The busy parts are mostly other people's requests and your own worry, which feels like work because it hurts.

A man in the state of Wei was travelling to Chu. Chu is south. He drove his chariot north.

Someone stopped him. You're going the wrong way. He said, my horses are excellent. The man said, horses don't change direction. He said, I have plenty of funds. The man said, money doesn't change direction either. He said, my driver is the best there is.

The better his resources got, the further from Chu he went.

That's the detail worth keeping. He wasn't lazy and he wasn't lying to himself. Every single thing he said about himself was true. Good horses, enough money, a skilled driver. All true, and all of it was accelerating the mistake.

You can be competent in a direction you never chose.

Ten minutes tonight, one question. The thing taking up your day, would moving it forward make the life you want, or just make the week easier.

MOJOWAY keeps that question in front of you. Growth, most of the time, isn't running better. It's discovering which way you're facing.