Our kids started another year of school this week. Our two oldest are juniors; next year will be their last as public school students. New adventures as adults will soon be upon them. Our two youngest have just started their last year as middle schoolers. Next year they will be high schoolers. Life is moving fast for us all.
Endings and beginnings are exciting times. Our lives are an adventure from sunrise to sunset. Each day we have the opportunity to live a life nobody has ever experienced before. We’re paving new trails with every step, every breath and every decision we make. That makes all of us a pioneer.
Now, what is a pioneer?
A pioneer charts new lands. And that describes our children, ourselves and everyone taking the time to read this post. Nobody has ever lived the life we’re living. We’re living uncharted territories. That’s exciting! The whole concept of being a pioneer makes each day an adventure. It makes each day of our lives one of unlimited potential and discovery. It puts us in charge of the direction we choose to take.
Being a pioneer means having a vision
The success of our relationship is a great illustration of this. Both of us had transformational events in our lives just a few years ago. Separately, we had a vision to create a fulfilling and healthy family life for our kids. We also envisioned creating a relationship that would inspire each of us to become a better person each day. Our vision of financial freedom has taken us down some very exciting roads in the last year. We’ve learned new skills and inspired some of our friends to take action in their lives. What’s great is we’re starting to develop a small community of entreprenuers that can inspire and teach each other.
Being a pioneer requires courage
None of our successes have ever been accomplished without stepping into unknown territory, leaving behind the familiar. If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got. Each day gives us an opportunity to try something new, each day is an opportunity to transform your life. Talk with someone you’ve never spoken with before. Take a different route to work. Learn something new. Risk stepping out of your comfort zone and see what’s on the other side. Pioneers were always seeking something beyond each horizon.
Being a pioneer is hard work
It requires a commitment to meet each day with an adventure mindset. To examine what works and what doesn’t. To be honest about the choices you make and the actions you require. Hard work combined with vision and courage always pays off. It’s also puts us in charge of our own accomplishments. Without us taking action, nothing happens. Without us moving forward, we’ll never see what’s beyond the horizon.
Applying all of these pioneering attributes can be transforming. The pioneering philosophy we’re living and, hopefully, inspiring our children helps us to look forward to what today and tomorrow will bring.
How are you living a pioneer life?
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Hi Debi and Grant,
Loved your blog on “pioneering”. Do you remember how maps were drawn a long time ago? The mapmakers would draw the map and then beyond the edges of their country they would write, Here Be Dragons, because they had no clue what was out there and they were afraid to check.
That’s like many of us; afraid to venture forth because we don’t know what is out there. We often want to stay in our own little world because it is comfortable and we know it. The “Drag-ons” in our lives keep us chained to the past.
Every moment of every day is a new beginning for each one of us. Stand on the foundation of those who came before us,learn from them and leap forward! As Susan Jeffers book tells us, “Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway.”
Much love and keep up the good work,
Kathleen aka Mom
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