When I was in high school, my family went on a ski trip. Toward the end of our vacation, my two youngest siblings decided they wanted to try skiing tougher mountains. Since I’m the oldest, I offered to take them.
We caught a gondola to the top of the mountain, planned our path down, then took off. The skiing started off great. We enjoyed the views as we sped down the mountain.
But after some time, I realized I wasn’t seeing any more signs. A few minutes later, I noticed there were more trees than before. The trail seemed much less paved, too.
I thought to myself, “We should just keep going. We’ll get to the bottom, eventually. We’ll hit the lodge, get some hot chocolate and all will be well.
” Well, we did hit the bottom, but the bottom wasn’t a lodge. It was a neighborhood! I felt terrible as I led my siblings out of the forest through slush to knock on someone’s door. Thankfully, the family was kind.
They called our parents to pick us up while we warmed up with hot chocolate. We all had a good laugh, but I learned something important. I realized I could be a good skier, a good big brother, even a good leader—but if I didn’t know where I was going—if I didn’t know the path I was traveling down, none of that mattered.
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