“Recalculating” A Strategy for Success
I finally bought a GPS. I fought the idea because I already had a wife. Didn’t need a GPS. Diane was my GPS. “Turn left in 500 ft – Stay on this road for three miles – Stop! – We’re here!”
Diane was always right and she didn’t need batteries. I travel alone now and I’m not very good at getting to my destination. On several occasions I’ve found myself in the middle of a corn field, fifty miles from where I wanted to be. So I bought a GPS. Named it Lulu. Lulu has my destination locked in her memory and shows me the perfect way to get there. It’s kind of nice. Lulu doesn’t make me stop to go to the bathroom, she never asks me what I am thinking and she too is always right. But sometimes I deliberately, or by accident, turn right when Lulu says left…or left when she says right. In those moments Lulu gently instructs me to make a U turn and get back on track. More often she simply says “recalculating.” Then she comes up with a whole new perfect plan for me. A new beginning from my current position. How cool is that! The destination remains the same… the journey getting there has been adjusted taking into account my diversion.
