"Most good things happen without a plan: friendships, falling in love, finding a job, and so on. If you want to make your new year count, you’ll need to be intentional — not by setting goals, but by making space in your life for what really matters"
- Engineering serendipity through incorporating good habits into life. » How to Have the Best Year of Your Life (without Setting a Single Goal) :zenhabits (via bijan)
I completely agree with this quote, but would add one piece.
You have to put yourself in situations that maximize serendipity in order to have have these wonderful unplanned encounters. And most times, these serendipity-maximizers don’t look fruitful up front.
Serendipity rarely seeks you out, so I am not suggesting you say “yes” to more inbound opportunities. Instead, it’s about getting out in the world and seeking events, opportunities, people that would not normally cross your path or show up in your inbox. Getting outside your comfort zone. I definitely plan to do much more of that in 2012.
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