Make a habit of looking for opportunities. Love Your Work and Make it Your Mission. I'll never forget talking to a nurse in a busy intensive care unit who had become a nurse to take care of the sick, but was now frustrated by bureaucracy and paperwork. When I suggested that she rekindle her original calling by working at the hospice, she replied that the pay was too low. Give Yourself a Big Dream.
Ambitious goals are often easier to accomplish than limited ones.
The very audacity of that dream is a magnet, bringing the organization resources that have built over 50,000 homes. Wake up and Pay Attention. That's what Mother Theresa had in mind when a visiting executive complained of the emptiness in his life, and she handed him a broom. Keep Your Vision in the Desired Future. Creating memories of the future is a much more constructive use of imagination.