Clarity Precedes Success

Clarity is an essential ingredient for achieving success. Without it your lost, left to wander aimlessly. If you want to be successful, there are two things you need to get clear on first:

1. where are you going, and
2. where are you starting from.

Clearly defining both of these things will help you avoid the common trap many people fall into, which is to get so focused on where you want to go that you fail to take accurate measure of where you actually are.

This mistake will only lead to frustration, as you seemingly make little progress towards your goals. The reality, of course, is that lack of progress is the result of lack of clarity. After all, there’s no way to ensure that you’re headed in the right direction, if you don’t get clear on where you’re starting from first. This is why, as Robin Sharma said, “Clarity precedes success.”