There is an old story that is probably
familiar to most of you. A man was walking down a country road when he heard a
clatter, followed by a splash, followed by sputtered cries for help. He ran up the road and over the bank, down to
a small river. He grabbed a boy of about ten years old, by his shirttail and
arm as he was about to go under for the proverbial third time and pulled him up
onto the riverbank. He thumped the boy on the back a few times, until he gave a
couple of great coughs and began to breathe properly. They both lay there for a
few moments, catching their breath. After a couple of minutes had passed, the
man asked the boy “How did you come to fall in the river?” The lad replied, “I
didn’t come to fall in the river, I came to fish!”
In
that simple exchange is great wisdom about the meaning of the word
“intentional.” Have you ever gone to one
of life’s rivers to fish, only to find yourself floundering around, over your
head and going down for the third time?
Leading an intentional life is a three-part
process of Purpose, to which is applied Discipline, producing Results…
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