Wow, after weeks of back and forth over documentation, retirement Phase 1 is COMPLETE.

Phase 2 is a week away….

Phase 3…. that’s out there…

Some down time (do I hear vacation??) is overdue…

In life as in most things it is important to have a plan and to execute that plan. Intentions are great, talk is cheap, execution is the key. Think, plan, execute, and either enjoy the rewards or review what went wrong. There are no guarantees in life, but you will never succeed if you don’t try. Granted you will never fail if you don’t try, but that brings to mind Bob Dylan’s song where he sings, “she knows there is not success like failure, but failure is no success at all.”.

To succeed without adversity is not to grow, that is the definition of luck. Many people take on challenges, come out the other side, never face adversity, and think of themselves as experts. “I’ve done XYZ many times, let me show you how it is done”. It is the unexpected, the adverse, the near disaster that divides the dilitant from the expert. Let’s hope we never have to face that test; I believe many would fail.

For now we are successful in our plan, our endeavor. There has been adversity, but only a mild of a mild inconvenience. I have been successful in most things I have undertaken. I have seldom faced extreme adversity. I hope I never do.

Then there is the issue of planning which by necessity includes risk/reward considerations. But that’s a topic for another day.

Ron