Quote of the Week...from Napoleon Hill

It is always your next move.    ----Napoleon Hill.

Napoleon Hill was a famous American self-help guru whose books were bestsellers, especially from the early-to-mid twentieth century.  His most well-known book was Think and Grow Rich from 1937.  His philosophy was one of achieving material wealth by following the principles he annunciated in his writings. Although many of his quotes, the above example among them, can be interpreted in terms of striving to become rich, the applications pertain to just about any aspect of life.  Today's quote implies that one's life is like a game...or a struggle, and it is ongoing, never relenting.  No matter where we find ourselves, we will be, in the present moment in a position to make choices that will direct our lives into the future.  Even choosing to rest is a "move" in that regard.  And whether or not we recognize it, the fact is that when in a conscious state we always have choices to make, and we will make them whether or not we have established personal goals and made them priorities in our lives.  We can choose to do comfortable things that do little to further ourselves in our personal development, or we can choose the "road less travelled" and break limiting patterns in our lives.  Not that all habitual routines are bad...some are positive and constructive...but habitual or not, it is always our "move" in the present moment to decide what to do...

I agree with Napoleon Hill's quote, although I  don't know the precise context in which he delivered it.  Our lives are a continual string of countless conscious decisions: having a strong foundation of principles and objectives sorts those decisions out and helps us to achieve prosperity, health, and loving relationships...