Stephen Covey, author of
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, says in Habit #2: Begin with the End in Mind, that you can direct how you want your career and life to unfold by looking, well, at the end of your life and career. Throw yourself forward 10,20,30 years. How do you want your career to end? What do you want your legacy to be? How do you want to remembered by those you care about?
Stephen Covey says this question is sobering but also lets you peer into the future to see what's most important to you. Then, you can -back-time- to the present and take action to fulfill on your end goals. You will also become more aware of opportunities that align with those goals as they present themselves.
