Book Help Motivation Self

“begin with the end in mind” is based on the principle that all things are created twice.

There’s a mental or first creation, and a physical or second creation to all things.

Take the construction of a home, for example. You create it in every detail before you ever hammer the first nail into place.

You try to get a very clear sense of what kind of house you want.

If you want a family centered home, you plan to put a family room where it would be a natural gathering place.

You plan sliding doors and a patio for children to play outside.

You work with ideas. You work with your mind until you get a clear image of what you want to build.

Then you reduce it to blueprint and develop construction plans.

All of this is done before the earth is touched. If not, then in the second creation, the physical creation, you’ll have to make expensive changes that may double the cost of your home.

To the extent to which we understand the principle of two creations and accept the responsibility for both, we act within and enlarge the borders of our circle of influence.

To the extent to which you do not operate in harmony with this principle and take charge of the first creation, we diminish it.