Today was yesterday’s future … and tomorrow is a future that will be here in mere hours.

The project before you is to do something big.

The question is do you want to do it?

The next question is can you afford not to do it?

2017 was fraught with Hurricanes on the Gulf & Atlantic Coasts, Tornadoes in the Heart Land and Wild Fires on the Pacific Coast. These are just the events that made national news, there were many more that did not.

The next question is, are you happy?

The next question is, are you really happy?

The next question is are you really happy with your preparations to protect yourself?

The next question is are you really happy with your preparations to protect your family?

The next question is are you really happy with your preparations to protect your loved ones?

Put the answers to all of those questions together, in paragraph form.

Read it over. Now add a topic sentence. Now read it again.

What conclusions can you draw about your attitude to being prepared from the sample text you’ve just read?

Think carefully about the answer.

The point of this is that you’re constantly moving on your path, and your future isn’t going to wait for you to be prepared for it.

Plan for what you want and where you want to go.

This isn’t about setting goals; it’s much more about calling on your flexibility and being ready for whatever comes your way.

There are thousands of possible directions for your life — which one do you want to take?

Next year I will be launching the premiere Emergency Action Planning Workshop that will enable you to go from Zero to Hero when the next Emergency or Disaster strikes your home.

Stay tuned for useful information.

Till next time.

“Be Safe”