The compass matters more than the calendar

Image credit : Lewis Howes — Leadership Compass

Today a guest post from my friend Jeff Raker of Level Up Leadership.

Jeff is a wonderful guy and a top swimming official in the USA. We met a number of years ago through world of international swim officials. When not volunteering in swimming, Jeff is a certified executive coach who develops leaders at all levels in business and in sports. Regular readers know that I am passionate about seeing the linkages between elite sports and elite business. Jeff and I therefore often exchange ideas and thoughts.

When I saw his latest post, and given that one of my phrases when helping clients set direction is “if you don’t know where you are going, all roads will take you there”, he kindly accepted my request to make this a guest post today.

Oh, and when I made the request, he shared this.

“The inspiration for the article comes from a phrase I either created or picked up somewhere (I know not where if I did). My wife, calligraphied it and I sit it in front of an actual compass on my desk:

“The compass matters more than the calendar. The direction you’re heading matters more than the speed with which you are getting there.”