In his historic book, Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, the second principle Dr. Covey presents is ‘begin with the end in mind.’

But here’s another angle. If ‘begin with the end in mind’ is a life principle, here’s a useful twist from a task perspective.

Don’t focus on when you need to finish someting…focus on when you need to start. And then do it.

Moving toward something is a mission. With a deadline it’s a goal.

Moving away from something is a reaction.

Without a Point B, Point A is just an observation.