Planning Ahead Makes You A SUPERSTAR!

Many years ago a reporter asked the hockey legend, Wayne Gretzky, what made him so much better than all the other hockey players? Wayne Gretzky answered that he always skated to where the puck was going, not where it was. Planning ahead had made Wayne Gretzky a superstar! It made all the difference for him, and it can for you too, if you'll just do it!

However, remember that there are only a few Wayne Gretzkys out there. Most of us really don't take the time to plan out our lives. It just seems like its too much work. Many times we tell ourselves that we seemed to get by just fine today, so we'll probably get by just fine tomorrow too.

 I believe most people don’t plan to fail in life; they only fail to plan. It’s sort of like the story of that guy taking a lazy ride down a beautiful peaceful river on a spring day. He has no problems and is just enjoying the scenery and admiring the sights and sounds of the river.

Then all of a sudden, a rumbling is heard and he wonders what could that noise be? It turns out, that now thundering noise is a waterfall. He has been paddling this whole time toward the Niagara Falls and didn't even know it! He never planned for this to happen. In fact, he hadn't planned anything at all… Now he realizes, a little too late, the error of his ways.

Don’t let this happen to you. Plan your day and plan your life. Be like Wayne Gretzky and skate to where the puck is going. Do this and you'll be surprised at how fast you skate past your competition who are only aiming at where the puck presently is. In the end you'll be the one to score, SUPERSTAR!

Now, teens, go learn, lead, and lay the way with a plan for a better world for all of us. Remember that planning ahead makes you a superstar!  And thanks in advance for all that you do, and all that you will do...