You have to deal with the present before you can create the future.
If you do not deal with the present, you cannot clear enough ‘mental’ space to deal with the real work: building the future! That is why once again, I want to point out that it is useless to daydream and brag about 12 cool new projects you are going to start very soon. Stop dreaming, settle everything you need to settle and then move on for real.
No matter how entangled and complicated your present looks, you can work from there towards your future. Nobody gets a clean slate that allows them to start all over; John Maxwell explains that every single day, we are either repairing the things we did not do too well yesterday or preparing for new opportunities. So, repair quick, sort out all the things weighing you down and then you can free up room to create the future.
