Greenwood Lab School

Public Affairs Habit 2- Begin With the End in Mind

Each of us had to read about a different “habit” for public affairs and my habit was Habit 2-Begin With the End in Mind. I decided to do a reading letter on it because it was really long and it also had a good meaning. Begin with the end in mind refers to thinking ahead before you make your decisions. In the article it talked about different ways to think ahead and ways to map out your future as well as making the right decisions for you in the long run.

Part of the article talked about the crossroads of life and how it is important to ask yourself simple questions like “do i want to go to college and grad school?” or “do I want to try out for this team?” You can make a list of questions like these to better understand what you really want and what you really NEED in order to be successful and work to your full potential.

A part of getting through the crossroads of life and being successful is to map out your goals and write them down. You can do this many ways including through poems or just writing in a journal. This is a very smart thing to do and it is also important. Everyone should begin with the end in mind.