Hike Up

Hiking Up

Author: Manuel R. CortezRodas

We have sprung into action, seek council, set goals, done path planning, and now it is time to hike up, toward our goal and back.  It is now time to take our place on the road.  It is now time to begin our journey toward that educational goal that we have set and plan to reach.  It is now time to take action, and hike.

As we hike we can begin to see if the path we have planned is  clear and defined.  We can begin to see how good our road-map is.  It is now when the obstacles and challenges that we have and have not prepared for may appear.  We must do what we can to continue hiking up to our goal.

One last chance is presented to us just prior to setting off on a hike.  Do we go?  If we are ready, and we are sure, and we are confident that we have done all that we can to prepare, then we should go on with our hike and toward our goal.

Did we reach our goal?  Were we able to succeed in reaching the goals that we set and planned?  and if we did not, what can we do to reach our goal? do we need to seek more council? do we need to plan another path? As we go on with our hike, these are some of the concerns that we must maintain in mind.  There are many others that we may come across, and some that we cannot anticipate to accurately predict in the future.  But we must hike up to our goal, even if we need to stop.

If we were able to reach our goal, then we must also be able to return back safely to our place of origin, this will consist a successful hike.  We now evaluate our hike and learn from it.  We can now decide if the hike was indeed successful.  Was the hike a good path to reach our goal?  How was our hike? We learn from each individual experience, the experience of the whole, and what we learn, we share again in council, a council in which we can also decide if we are going to hike again, and if so, when.

Copyright 2013.  MRCR Educational Consulting Firm.  All Rights Reserved.

Path Planning

What do we need to plan a path?

Author: Manuel R. CortezRodas

To plan a path we must meet the following needs: As starting and ending point, participants, and supplies and support.

The path we plan must be defined by a starting point and an ending point.  If we do not have a starting point, many of us will be at a disadvantage.  For we may start at undefined points which could make our path last longer than needed, be more challenging than necessary, and requiring more energy to be invested.

If we do not have an ending point, though we may have a common starting point, we will not have an ending point toward which we can plan our path, and we will wonder aimlessly through a path that has no end consuming energy without a purpose.  

If there is neither a starting point, nor an ending point, then each one of us will walk a path that has no aim, or goal, or purpose.  A path that will start unevenly, require a great amount of energy and investment, and end in a chaotic disarray of cross-cutting, interconnecting, and overlapping paths which lead to nowhere but turns and dead ends.

Therefore, it is a must that we have a starting point and an ending point if we are to plan a path for those who are going to participate in our path planning.

Only those who participate can plan a path.  We cannot not participate, and expect to have a say about our needs and concerns as the path is planned.  It is only by participating that we can plan a path that can be traveled by others, addresses the needs and concerns of others, and creates secure footing for those whom we expect to successfully travel the path from start to finish.

Participants are needed to plan a path.  Participants who are able and willing to share their knowledge and skills from start to finish.  Participants who are understanding, dependable, and capable of planning a path from beginning to ending.  Participants who believe in the purpose of the path that is to be planned, and understand the self - sacrifice that is  takes when planning a path.

Once we have a starting point, and ending point, and participants, we need supplies and support.  These can help us in planning a path that is secure and long lasting.  The supplies and support that we need will vary depending on the path that we are going to plan.  They become needed tools that allow for the creation, development, and maintenance of the path for as long as we make the path a priority.

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