Vision - the key to getting anywhere

The last two days Blogs have made me think again about vision because without vision you never ever get any where. Only vision of where you are going will keep you focused on the end goal. Everyday we get plenty of options to act for the present rather than acting for our future. Remember the all time classic ALICE IN WONDERLAND? In it there is the famous scene where Alice meets the Cheshire cat.
"Alice asked the Cheshire Cat
`Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?'
`That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,' said the Cat.
`I don't much care where--' said Alice.
`Then it doesn't matter which way you go,' said the Cat.
`--so long as I get somewhere,' Alice added as an explanation.
`Oh, you're sure to do that,' said the Cat, `if you only walk long enough.'"

The same thoughts have been expressed in a different way as follows:
If you don't know where you're going, any road will get you there.

I have found that many people have no idea where they are going with their finances and therefore any road will work for them. The tragedy is that on all the roads there are people who would like to help you part with your money at an alarming rate. We all know that consumerism is driving our western world and there is the drive to spend rather than save. So if you don't have a vision for where you are going you will likely be caught up in the culture of spending more than you earn; using a bunch of credoit cards to fuel your spending and being left wondering why you seem to never have enough money to go round.

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