SUMMARY
The beacon in the fog is our destination. Where do we want to go? This is our big, audacious goal. For some, it is a dream vacation to France. For John F. Kennedy, it was having the best space program in the world. For me, it is educating young people in developing countries.
Our beacon in the fog is not a short-term goal; it is a long-term goal that our short-term goals are leading to. We then supplement it with our catalyzing statements, which add specificity. As we zigzag toward our individual beacons, it is essential that we pause long enough to climb high enough up a tree to see beyond the fog. We are then able to check our bearings to see if we are heading in the direction our zigzagging is supposed to be taking us.
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