It just dawned on me. Every successful business have some sort of a business plan. I’m not talking about those overly ambitious ones where everything is staked out in minute details, no not those. What I’m talking about are the business plans that merely describe the outlines of the business, those that give guidelines as to how one should move the business forward in a meaningful way. Attempting to foresee all possible details will make the business very static and not very good at adapting to changing conditions.

I don’t have this kind of plan for my life. Why don’t I? It’s so obvious. If i want to succeed in life I must have a plan that describes, in broad terms, what it is that I want to achieve, where I see myself in 5, 10 or 30 years from now. How could I possibly expect to get anywhere without knowing which direction to go? Exactly, it’s so dead obvious. Though doesn’t comes as a real surprise, I’ve been working on this for the past two years, I’ve never thought of it as a life plan until now. Only now did it become clear to me that I need to write this down, put it on the wall and then start acting upon my grand plan.

Once this plan is written down I’ll share some of it with you, perhaps it can be some inspiration. Do you have a life plan?

I don’t know why, but each time I visit my very good friend Nature I get pleasantly surprised about how energy giving it is. I thrive when spending  time outside, especially when surrounded by the beauty of untouched nature. Energy fill me almost instantaneously as I set foot outside. Even after a night of little sleep I can be sure she’ll nurture me back to full energy.

The past weekend (Friday and Saturday) I spent with my fellow colleagues (conference) in the beautiful archipelago of the northern region of Stockholm. It was stunning beyond words. Surrounded by forrests, water and peace it was heaven on earth.

Having spent a sleepless night (due to heavy snorers) I was up very early (4:30) on Saturday and decided to go for a run. I was greeted by a cold morning, the air was crisp and the sun had risen halfway above the horizon, barely penetrating the walls of forrest. It’s 5:30 in the morning.

I couldn’t stop running; just above that next hill I thought to myself. It was liberating. I found strength in nature around me. The beauty kept me running. This is when it hit me. Why aren’t we caring more for this beautiful creation that we’ve had the huge privilege of experiencing? It provides us all with air to breath, paths to walk, scenery to admire, inspiration and so much more. Yet all we can think of is to build more houses, more roads and destroy anything that stand in our way.

Nature nurtures me. Isn’t it time we start caring for her as she’s cared for us?