To Succeed, Connect the Dots

I have killed lions and bears, and I will do the same to this heathen Philistine... – David (King of Israel)

So you played in the football team of your school, learned how to sew, did a plumbing internship, have a degree in biochemistry, and now you are managing your uncles restaurant. You sit down alone to ponder on your life and it does not seem to make any sense. So many scattered dots make the story of your life.

Cheer up! You are not alone. In fact, you are in good company as many other successful folks once felt their life was a chaotic mess. In a host of success stories the characters had to connect these dots to make sense of their lives.

To connect the dots simply means to make sense of seemingly unrelated events of your past as you look to succeed in your venture. When young David was faced with his epic fight with Goliath he recounted his experiences while tending his father’s sheep. He said. “I have killed lions and bears, and I will do the same to this heathen Philistine.” I am pretty sure that when he was protecting the flock he never taught it was preparation for the Goliath showdown.

As it was with David so should it be for you. To connect the dots in your life, you should keep in mind your experiences – the good, the bad, the ugly. Do not conclude that the things that have happened to you were mere coincidences. They all happened for a reason and though they are in your past the reason they happened lie in the future.

Develop a broad perspective over your life. A broad perspective would mean you are able to entertain basically everything that surrounds your life. These are the dots. The dots are important, very important. They make you. The present you is simply the result of the dots you have connected. Connect other dots and you will have set your life on success path.