"If a man does not know what port he is steering
for, no wind is favorable to him."

I received this quote along with a message from Neal Donald Walsch, author of Conversations with God. Neal says in his message:

“Seneca said that, and it is true. You have to know where you are going in order to get there. This may seem simplistic, but many people have no idea where they are going in life--much less where they are headed on the Journey of the Soul.”

“ Yet these are things that have to be decided , not discovered. Too many people are waiting to discover what they should decide; to chance upon what they should be choosing. Are you one of them?”

January 23 I attended a CEO Round Table planning session at the Greater Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce (just one of the many benefits available to members of the Fort Wayne Chamber). The session was led by Jim Wyrostek with The Growth Coach. We left our afternoon session with individual 90 day plans for the 1st quarter of 2009 and what actions would be required to complete the projects. We also had of list of “Money Making Opportunities” in 4 different areas.

Why did we take time from our busy schedules to work on these plans? As leaders of companies and organization, we need to know where we are going – what our destination is or “what port we are steering for”. The extraordinary opportunity we now have, as a group, is to help each other keep our “instruments” calibrated and focused each time we meet. Projects cannot be left on the "back burner". We now have a group of like-minded individuals to whom we can be accountable.

What are your plans for the first quarter of 2009? Where are you headed and who is helping you get there? You can reach Jim Wyrostek with Growth Coach at (260) 969-0781, j.wyrostek@thegrowthcoach.com or visit his web site at www.thegrowthcoach.com/jwyrostek.

For more information about CEO Roundtables or about the Greater Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce, you can contact Teresa Royer at (260) 424-1435, troyer@fwchamber.org or visit the Chamber web site at www.fwchamber.org.

Happy Sailing!