Comment: Purpose and vision are starting points, not maps; real progress unfolds through interaction, not instruction.Inventing the future requires giving up control.
No one with a compelling purpose and a great vision knows how it will be achieved.
One has to be willing to follow an unknown path, allowing the road to take you where it will.
Surprise, serendipity, uncertainty and the unexpected are guaranteed on the way to the future.
Credit: George Land
Source: Breakpoint and Beyond: Mastering the Future Today
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