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Life is what you do, yes. But you can only do what you prepare for or somewhat anticipate. Thus, in this way, life becomes what you prepare for.

Somehow life is both much longer and much shorter than you think. You overestimate how much you can accomplish in a day but underestimate how much you can accomplish in a year. This is because a year of accomplishment requires structure, requires commitment and requires preparation. You aren't just going to wake up and run a marathon with no training without severe repercussions without being some developmental FREAK. And the same is true about success.

Michael Phelps would visualize everything before his meets. The good, the bad and everything in between. He would prepare for every eventuality by imagining everything that could possibly happen. You will be surprised at how much simply thinking through possible outcomes can prepare you for them. And even if the exact circumstances you prepared for don't happen, some combination of some things you have considered and some things you haven't is more likely. Once you've prepared properly, you should be able to handle it.

The scouts motto is “be prepared”. Another saying that I like a lot is “if you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.” Life is like a long dinner party. You gotta start prep a few days maybe the day before. Cook clean. Prepare to host. Prepare your home to welcome your guests. Your life is your home and your guests are your blessings. Prepare your life to receive the blessings you want. Maybe you need to clean up some habits. Maybe you need to cook some new ideas. But whatever it is, remember while you're doing it….. to

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