Road to Nowhere - Talking Heads

And the future is certain give us time to work it out… Byrne

If you have lost direction and feel like you are on a Road to Nowhere right now, well you are not alone – The whole world has been turned upside down and finding any direction, let alone the right direction, can feel impossible right now. But if you step out of the madness, even for a short while and take a simple approach, you could find yourself back on track and ahead of the pack. I’m workig with many clients doing just that.

So with that in mind, here’s a question for you about ‘Direction’. 

‘When was the last time you took a journey and didn’t use a Sat-Nav?’

If I’m honest, I use mine even when I’m driving locally in Cardiff. Not because I don’t know where I’m going but because I like to know that I’m travelling the optimum route, can avoid delays and know exactly to the minute when I’m going to arrive at my destination. Kinda sad you might say, but it keeps me on-time and patient which is a very important part of my work as I hate being late and arriving frustrated.

Now in my earlier ‘On-the-road-sales-career’, I’d drive with an A-to-Z perched on my lap or with a print-out of an AA route planner so I had a visual plan of my route. I mean, asking for directions was a complete no-no wasn’t it? In 2004, when I ran to Lisbon I used nothing more than a Michelin Road Atlas to get me there. I didn’t just start in London and set off blindly just hoping that I’d get there, my route was planned.Highlighted with a pink highlighter in fact and split nicely in 43 bite-sized 30 mile chunks. It had to be so I arrived at the 2004 Football Euros on match-day.

With planning in mind, my next question is, ‘Why do we lead our lives without direction, focus and timeframe?’

If only we all had a Personal Sat-Navs eh? Oh, life would be SO easy. Imagine the ‘Road to Nowhere’ becoming the ‘Road to Somewhere’. Then again, I believe we already possess a Personal Sat-Nav. It’s just that we either don’t know how to use it or plainly ignore the direction in which we are being pointed. Sadly there’s no manual to follow, quick start guide or YouTube movie to explain. 

Life’s more of a trial and error experiment for most, yet it doesn’t have to be. All you need to do is reach out and ask for help, especially in these times of uncertainty when there’s a fantastic opportunity staring you in the face to make a change and choose a new direction.

1,052 Marathons, 255 Ultras, 9 Guinness World Records & 15 Marathon des Sables