Direction

Direction is very important. It is one half of velocity, is a part of vision, and can help you work out where you are. In a project situation, the direction the project takes starts at the very start of the project.

What happens when you don't have direction? There is no purpose, so why continue. There is no confidance that your doing the right thing, so why bother. Without direction you don't know where your headed. You don't know if your using the best tools to get the job done right, first time.

With direction, on the other hand, you can make decisions that are going to get you in the general vicinity of where you want to be. You can plan what needs to be done before you do it, not react to changing tides of what people want.

However, there is one important thing about direction. (Well, probably more than one, but this one is up there.) You can't just start moving in any direction. You need to know where you are headed, atleast generally speaking, so that the direction you take helps you get to where you want to go. Otherwise the gain you have in moving becomes a liability, and can get you into as much trouble as doing nothing at all.

Direction by itself is not good. It needs to be coupled with vision, or what the end goal is. This can be something simple, like a project and a deadline, or more complex like a 5 year plan. But without direction you will just be chasing your tail.