I want to share with you about my life and my five pillars: God, family, abundant life, adventure, and technology. I use all of these to make an impact in the world.
Last night, I came home from my Tuesday night board game session. I love playing strategy games with lots of rules, but I often find myself losing because I fail to plan for the end game scoring. My daughter even teased me about leading the whole game only to lose in the end.
This got me thinking about how often we do this in life. We don’t look at our end game strategy. Stephen Covey, in his book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,” emphasizes the importance of beginning with the end in mind. We need to know what our legacy will be.
For me, my end game is to make the world a better place through my five pillars. I want my kids to be better than me, to have more, give more, and do more. This extends to my church and community as well. I’m even looking to buy businesses so I can positively impact the lives of the people working there.
So, don’t be like me playing a new board game without considering the end game. It might be OK in a “new” board game, but it isn’t in life. When you’re living your life, figure out what your end game is. It doesn’t have to be the ultimate end; you can have smaller milestones along the way. The book “The Gap and the Gain” discusses the importance of focusing on how far you’ve come (the gain) rather than how far you still have to go (the gap). This mindset leads to greater productivity, happiness, and fulfillment.
Remember, just like a pilot flying from New York to LA, you need to constantly redirect and readjust your trajectory to stay on course. Know your end game scoring in games and, more importantly, in life.
You be blessed!
End Game Scoring – Board Games and Life
