"Do not follow where the path my lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." --George Bernard Shaw

Are you looking for a “safe” and “stable” position today?  One that is secure, predictable and non-threatening?  Then maybe you’re missing the best opportunities.  I truly believe that if defeat or failure is not possible, then winning will not be very sweet.

Today I see fresh college graduates holding out for signing bonuses, guaranteed salaries, benefits, pensions and stock options before agreeing to work with a company.  What is a “safe” and “stable” position in today’s workplace?  General Douglas MacArthur said “security” is “your ability to produce.”  Knowing what it is you do well is your only security.  It doesn’t come from a company, the government or your union.

“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure.” -- Helen Keller

A missionary society wrote to David Livingston deep in the heart of Africa and asked:  “Have you found a good road to where you are?  If so, we want to know how to send other men to help you.”  Livingston wrote back:  “If you have men who will come only if they know there is a good road, I don’t want them.  I want men who will come if there is no road at all.”

In times of volatility, welcome the possibility of positive new change.  What you thought was security may have been keeping you from a higher level of success and fulfillment.

From the Bible: 

"Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.  Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will.”  Romans 12: 2 (NIV)

Direction for Today:

Are you forging into new territory or staying on the “proven” road?  Where could you strike out for a new adventure?  

Dan Miller is President of The Business Source, founder of "48 Days" and author of 48 Days To The Work You Love and 48 Days To Creative Income. He is the growing authority for creating effective life plans that are achieved by integrating natural gifts, unique personality traits and one's own values and passions. His unique clarification of how God gifts us will introduce you to a new sense of freedom and fulfillment of your life's calling. For more information, visit http://www.48days.com/.