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Business Review - The Driving Question

THERE’S AN IMPORTANT, DRIVING QUESTION YOU SHOULD BE ASKING YOURSELF. AUTHORITY ON HABITS AND WEALTH CREATION, TOM CORELY, EXPLAINS WHAT THIS QUESTION IS, AND WHY IT WILL STEER YOU TOWARD SUCCESS.

THIS EDITION OF BUSINESS REVIEW IS A REPEAT OF A PREVIOUSLY BROADCAST EPISODE.

Most successful people, especially entrepreneurs, they have a vision of their future selves and their future lives. A vision actually gives you a clear idea of where you want to go and who you want to be. Your vision, it reveals your dreams. In order to realize those visions, you have to accomplish or realize dreams. Now, behind every dream are a number of goals.

What is one thing you can do every day that will actually help you the most in your life to keep you moving forward. When you do anything, like growth habits, read, education yourself, self education, when you pursue goals, pursue dreams, that is an investment in your future self. It's the question you should be asking yourself every day. And the question is, what should I do today that will make me proud of myself?

CORLEY EXPLAINS THAT WHEN YOU REALIZE YOUR VISION, THE DREAMS AND GOALS BECOME CLEAR. THEN, AS YOU MEET YOUR GOALS, YOUR VISION BECOMES YOUR REALITY.

That vision helps you climb the ladder in the right direction. It's not monkey bars. You're not all over the place. You're going in the direction of your vision. At the beginning of every day, the question you should be asking yourself is, what can I do today that will make me proud of myself, that will benefit the future me?

THE BUSINESS REVIEW IS A PRODUCTION OF LIVINGSTON & MCKAY, AND THE HANKAMER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AT BAYLOR UNIVERSITY.

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C.J. Jackson drives on sunshine and thrives on family, NPR and PBS. She is the assistant dean of communications and marketing at Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business and host of public radio’s “Business Review.” Previously, she was director of marketing communications for a large, multinational corporation. C.J. has two daughters—Bri in San Antonio and Devon in Chicago—and four grandchildren. She lives with a little yellow cat named for an ancient Hawaiian tripping weapon.