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Three Factors for Living Wisely by Tim Connor Goals: There are two pr mary reasons for sett ng goa s. F rst, they g ve you focus. Second, they g ve you d rect on. W thout focus t s d ff cu t to h t a bu s-eye, take a good p cture, or avo d gett ng k ed on a busy h ghway. Focus s an essent a ngred ent n suc- cessfu and joyfu peop e. They keep the r eye on the ba . Yes, there are d stract ons, unexpected c rcumstances, and unknowns wh ch w mpact keep ng your focus; but focus you must f you want to ach eve and have nner peace. D rect on - the u t mate ach evement of a goa s ess mportant than the ab ty to con- t nue work ng toward t. Many peop e ach eve the r goa s and are d sappo nted once they get them. A goa once ach eved s a m estone, yes; but you can't just s t back and rest on your prev ous accomp shments. Even a shark w d e f t doesn't keep mov ng forward. Purpose: Purpose s the determ n ng factor n goa s and object ves. If a person acks a c ear purpose n h s or her fe, career, or bus ness, t s d ff cu t to set and ach eve mean- ngfu goa s. W thout purpose, peop e eas y ose the r mot vat on, d rect on, or w to con- t nue when fe throws them a curve, potho e, or d ff cu t cha enge. W thout purpose t s d ff cu t to deve op any sense of sat sfact on for accomp shments a ong fe's path. W thout purpose, peop e w change d rect on n fe when the wh m nsp res them. Purpose s the fundamenta att tude, tra t, or be ef wh ch determ nes fe's outcomes. Do you have a fe purpose dr v ng your every dec s on, act on, and outcome? Resilience: Success and fa ure are neutra concepts. What makes e ther of them pos t ve or negat ve n fe s not the event, c r- cumstance, or s tuat on, but what s done w th them a ong the path of fe. No one I have ever met has had a fe f ed w th noth ng but fa ure or success. Res ence s the ab ty to keep com ng back, aga n and aga n and aga n. No matter how many t mes fe throws you a curve or br ngs you to your knees, you try aga n - you try someth ng new, d fferent, or o d n a new way. You refuse to g ve n or up. In H s serv ce, Tim To receive Tim’s weekly FREE motivational booster articles, contact him at www.timconnor.com with “please add me to your free booster e-mail subscriber list” in the subject line. Or contact him via e-mail to michele@worldwidedrillingresource.com 2",/ # / 4%,/#03 $ ',+$ 5 ,4"$+1$/ ,,- -2*- *,#2 $0 /$ 3 ! $ %,/ !,1' /$0 #$+1 +# ",**$/" &/,2+# ,,- '$ 1 +& +# ",, +& 0601$*0 ,*- 1 ! $ 4 1' 1'$0$ -2*-0 ,4"$+1$/0 " + !$ ",+ % &2/$# 4 1' ,/ -2*- 2+ 10 1, * 1"' # % %$/$+1 , # /$.2 /$*$+10 /,#2"10 +" 2#$ ,4"$+1$/0 7 $,1'$/* ,0$# ,,- 11 +&0 7 $- "$*$+1 2*-0 7 ,0$ 10 +# ""$00,/ $0 7 / ! $ -$$# 2*-0 15 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® MAY 2016