As a leader you are goal oriented and somewhat futuristic in your planning. Reaching long-range goals can be a daunting and frustrating endeavor. Sometimes you may think that you will never reach your goal because the end seems so far away.

"When we are motivated by goals that have deep meaning, by dreams that need completion, by pure love that needs expressing, then we truly live life."

- Greg Anderson

Thats the trouble with goals; you reach certain milestones and then something changes and the goal is pushed out further on the timeline just over the horizon. Goals are like the horizon; once you get there you still have more distance to travel. The horizon keeps moving forward; the closer you get the more it seems the journey will never end. The result is a loss of focus and high level of frustration. The closer you get to the horizon the further it moves away from you. It becomes a never ending chase.

One way to eliminate this effect is to schedule a periodic turn around or coming about as a sailor would say. Your perspective is completely changed, now you can immediately and clearly see how far youve come. Seeing where youve come from and all that you have accomplished gives you a greater sense of accomplishment, satisfaction, focus and fun.

"It is much less what we do than what we think, which fits us for the future."

- Philip James Bailey

The horizon in the form of your goals, personal or professional, are by their nature future looking. The future is always just outside of our grasp. Make periodic turn around a habit and appreciate the distance you have traveled on your journey.