Ed Gandia uses the Appalachian Trail as a metaphor for business and life, arguing you can't plan or carry everything with you. Trust the process instead of getting bogged down by details.
Welcome to the High Income Business Writing Podcast, helping you propel your writing business to a whole new level. And now, here's your host, Ed Gandia.
Hey there. Welcome to the High Income Business Writing Podcast. I am your host, Ed Gandia and this is the podcast for business writers and copywriters who want to earn more and less time doing work they love. Better Client this episode is a little different and much shorter than usual rather than my typical 45 minute format. Today I'm sharing a quick tip with you and this is part of the regular audio insights that I publish for my private coaching clients. I just thought you'd find it helpful. So here we go. I hope you enjoy it.
Ever since moving to Georgia in 1997, I've been fascinated by the Appalachian Trail. The Appalachian Trail is a 2,200 mile hiking trail that spans from North Georgia to central Maine. It goes through 14 states and it takes about six months to complete from end to end, assuming you make it the whole way. It's only about 10% of the 2,000 people or so who attempt it every year make it. I've hiked and backpacked portions of the trail. I have no desire to do the whole thing, but I enjoy reading about the people who have done it. And one of the things I've learned is that there's no way you can take everything you need with you for the six month trip. Not only would you not have the space in your pack, the weight would be unbearable. I mean, like you, you would just burn out. It's just way too much weight to.
Carry on your back.
So you have to plan your trip strategically and have supplies such as food, spare socks, batteries and other items mailed to you along the way. How would you do that? Well, there are several post offices in small towns along the Appalachian Trail. They're not right on the trail, but they're close. And if you do it right, you can pre pack these supplies and then just have a friend ship these boxes to you one at a time on designated dates to post office along the way. And that's the thought that came to me the other day when I read a meditation from the Language of Letting Go by Melody Beatty and I want to read it to you and then I want to comment a little bit on it. We can trust that all we need on this journey shall come to us. We will not get all we need for the entire journey today. We shall receive today's supplies today and tomorrow's supplies tomorrow. We were never intended to carry supplies for the entire journey the burden would be too heavy and the way was intended to be light. Trust in yourself. We do not have to play and control and schedule all things. The schedule and plan have been written. All we need to do is show up. I don't know about you, but I often get anxious about all the things I need to do. When I think of a goal I want to reach or something I want to accomplish and I see how far away it is from where I am today, I get stressed and anxious and that often leads to discouragement. I want to get there now. I want to change my situation now. But this little meditation was a reminder that you can't travel the whole Appalachian Trail with all the supplies you need. The burden would be unbearable. So if I'm going to do that, I have to take what I can now and just trust that what I'll need next month will come to me then. The journey was not meant to be a burden. It was meant to be a light. It was meant to be fun and fulfilling. So if this is resonating with you, remember this. Remember that you don't need to plan, control and schedule every little thing in your business. Yes, you should have a rough sketch of a plan. You should know where you want to go. At least have a general idea of your destination. You should have a vision. And then you should trust that the details of the plan will unfold as you keep moving forward in faith.
Well, that's it for today.
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