Like a football match that requires a player to make a kick-off to start the game, life often invites people to make a new start. It could be the start of anything, such as the start of living in a new environment or the start of a new semester in a college-life. Sometimes the starting line is something one has been waiting for, but at other times it might be just something inevitable. No matter what lies behind the starting line, everyone has a road to travel ahead, and the preparation one makes for it can determine his failure or success on traveling life’s road.

On traveling life’s road, one may choose to be an awake or a sleepwalker. A writer, Tom Morris, notes that there are too many people wander through life like a sleepwalker and following routines each day without knowing where they are going. People need to be careful if they do not know where they are going because they might unconsciously get themselves into dangers. To avoid that, a clear goal needs to be set in the very first place. One might need some time to contemplate and figure out his goal before start walking. Such a time wouldn’t be a time wasted since it will help to make sure that each step of one is a step closer to the finish line instead of just a step of vain that will get him nowhere.

The next thing to do once one has set out a goal is to figure out a strategy for it. In order to win a football match, each player has to work on a strategy made by an expert, the coach. The same rule also applies outside of the field. To get to the destination one wishes to reach, one could ask for a map from somebody who has already traveled the same road. A college freshman may ask some necessay informations from his academic advisor, seniors, or any other sources as long as they are reliable. With the map on one’s hand, he could reach the destination faster than anyone else. Those who don’t bother to follow the map might have to get lost for some time before reaching the finish line, but the guy with the map on his hand would have better chance to make it smoothly.

The journey would not end by the time you’ve got the map. In fact, it’s not even begun until you step your feet on the road. Along the way, you would need more than just focusing on the goal and the map on your hand, but you would also need a companion by your side. People might not know when they will need the help of others, like you never know when you would want to skip a class and need somebody to sign the absent-sheet for you. Lol…I would not recommend you to do that, but surely there will be a lot of moments you would need the help of a friend. Thus, you better make sure you’re not traveling the road on your own.

Once you have reached the finish line, you can stop-by for a while and celebrate. You can have some foods and music to celebrate with your friends or family, anything fun and positive to mark the moment you’ve got your vision comes true. It is a moment you might not get unless you do the kick-off carefully. So set your goal, follow the strategy, work it out with your teammates, and get your kick-off!