Journey v. Destination
When Theo Epstein first arrived to Chicago in October 2011, as the President of Baseball Operations for the Chicago Cubs, I remember hearing him use the phrases “trust the process” and “five-year plan.” Mr. Epstein was essentially saying, "embrace the journey because it will lead to the destination" (ultimately the World Series). I embraced the moments - trusted the process - and watched teary-eyed as the Cubs won the World Series - for the first time in 108 years - on November 2, 2016. Despite the good that can come, people seem to waffle between being “journey-minded” and being “destination-minded.” On a 16-hour road trip, with three young children in the vehicle, a parent swings heavily to the side of “destination-minded.” At the end of the school year, teachers (and students) are absolutely focused on the destination. Too often we glaze over the journey - sometimes 10-15 miles per hour over the speed limit - in order to quickly get to the destination to what l...