10 Year Anniversary of Princess Di

Where were you ten years ago? Do you remember hearing the news that Princess Di had died? Do you remember the press coverage in the preceding months, including speculation that she was going to divorce Prince Charles, and the supposedly secret weekends of Princess Di without Prince Charles.

We were visiting my wife's mother in Sannieshof, South Africa for the weekend when we heard the news. We were stunned at first, thinking that it was a mistake. We saw it on TV, but it was not in the newspapers because the Sunday papers were already printed on the night that Princess Di died. At that time, my wife and I only had a desire to live in the USA, and we had no feasible plan to move here.

Now, ten years later, in Connecticut USA, our TV channels are flooded with news of memorial services and documentaries of Princess Di.

Brian Tracy says that we overestimate what we can achieve in one year, but underestimate what we can achieve in five years. What can you do in the next five years? Finish your PhD? There is enough time if you start now.

Here is today's point. What were you doing ten years ago when you heard the news about Princess Di? How much have you changed and grown in the past ten years? Given that you have had the opportunity to grow in the past 10 years, what have you done in this time,with these opportunities? Now ponder - What do you want to achieve in the next five and ten years. When we remember Princess Di's anniversary in the future, will you reflect back and be content with your efforts, or dissapointed?