# Chapter 166

What burns in your furnace? What fuels your achievements? What keeps you going hot when difficulties arise? What are the pieces of your life that give you energy to continue to move forward? Recently I ran out of wood for our fireplace and I went to get some more from the little farmhouse that sells firewood by the road. Without paying too much attention to what I was getting, I quickly loaded up the jeep with the wood because it was so cottonpicking cold outside, I just wanted to do it as quickly as possible and get back in the jeep and get warm.

Well I should have realized it immediately, but this wood will barely burn because it is green and uncured. Its full of sap and burns very slowly if it burns at all, and with far far more constant effort and attention than dry wood. Dry fuel burns much hotter and with far less effort. So the fuel you burns really makes a difference! And the fuel that fires your life really makes a difference! It will determine how hard you work to get to point B from point A. It will determine how eager you are to get up each morning and start working. It will determine how energy efficient you are all day long. It will determine how sustainable your satisfaction will be. It affects pretty much every aspect of your daily experience, so choose your fuel wisely, avoid poor fuel, burn hot and clean.