goals
Understanding your goals to help you achieve them.
The Importance Of Making Lists
My mother is a huge list maker. Over the years, I have found countless used Post-It notes stuck on all manner of surfaces containing lists of grocery items, gift ideas, recipe ingredients, “things to do”, “things to research”, “people to call”, “stuff to bring”, “things to pack”, daily goals, weekly goals, yearly goals, lifetime goals, work goals, financial goals, retirement goals, and so on and so forth ad infinitum. Whenever I talk to my mom, which includes dinner at her house every other week, we typically talk about the things in that moment which are causing us the most stress. I’ll talk about how overworked I am, and how I have so much to do that I don’t even know where to start. My mother will inquire about the specifics, and then calmly tell me to start by making a list of every single task that needs to be done in descending order of importance. It’s funny how writing something down, at times, can instantly remove the feelings of anxiety associated with it. Needless to say, over the years I’ve become somewhat of a list maker myself.
By Colin Ortstadt5 years ago in Motivation
My Brain Exploded
My brain exploded. It was August 28, 2019 and my brain exploded. I can’t think of a better way to describe it. I was suddenly engulfed in this tidal wave of ideas, goals and plans for the future. Finally, at thirty-seven years old I knew what my life’s ambition would be, what my career goals were and what my purpose was – to change the world.
By Rae Marie Mitchell5 years ago in Motivation
Lemons or Lemonade? You Choose!
A couple of years ago, I was looking to add some plants in my house. We didn’t really have many plants in the house and it was something I missed, previously having many plants in our old house. Sadly, we had to find them new homes when we moved across the country and then simply never got around to getting new plants for our new home.
By Mélanie Edison (aka @TheIntuitiveHG)5 years ago in Motivation
Today Is The Day
Today is the day...it might as well be. We only get so many chances and opportunities to chase our dreams and passions so why not make today that day? If you wait long enough you might just let the opportunity itself pass you by forever. You see, we're human so we don't like to ever look at things that way. We think that we are going to live forever and that things are never going to end, doors will never close, and those big opportunities will always be there. News flash, we don't live forever, things do end, doors close and big opportunities don't come around every day. If this is breaking news to you I'm sorry but you should probably crawl out from under the rock you live under and experience the world for a day. You'll learn a lot.
By Connor Warman5 years ago in Motivation
Time For Discipline.
2 years ago today, I received a message from a relative I would have never thought of getting for at least another 20 years. I'm not going into detail, but plenty of people have been through the same thing or similar, loss of family. It's not special nor uncommon. The one thing that is uncommon about the situation is that I chose to respond differently. Many people, and with every right to do so, grieve and go into a depressive state of mourning for days.. months.. even years after. Some people never recover or cope with the feeling or realization that they're gone for good. That's just unfortunately how life goes sometimes.
By Spencer Schmidt5 years ago in Motivation
Don’t get comfortable, nothing is going to stay the same....
It’s very strange to to experience, almost in tandem... the evaporation of, well I was going to say two things I love at the same time. However I realise that in one case I am long overdue an overhaul and if I’m really honest … I’m not sure I loved it any more.
By Gillian Lesley Scott5 years ago in Motivation
Is There Such a Thing as The Creative Curse?
You’ve most likely heard the fable of the two wolves inside everyone. If not — let me summarize it for you. According to the “legend,” an old Cherokee grandfather is chatting with his grandson about life. He goes on to say he is fighting a battle within himself. He tells the boy, there are two wolves living inside of him. One wolf is evil, full of hatred, anger, greed, regret, pain, rage, and more. The other wolf is good, full of love, kindness, happiness, compassion, generosity — the list goes on and on.
By Craig Brower5 years ago in Motivation
DAY #1: 4:45 A.M. Joining the 5 AM Club
For a bit of a background, I've always been interesting in reading self-improvement books and audios but I've never fully committed into even finishing one whole book or audio. As well as I have never committed into following all of the advice that I have been learning. I always wished I did but I would also always find an excuse not to do so.
By Anne5 years ago in Motivation
How Putting The Cart Before The Horse Can Produce Amazing Results
For anyone who knows me personally, they wouldn't describe as being traditional, linear, or very detailed . I have always been more of an abstract, big picture, outside the box, go big or go home kind of person. This is true in my decisions I make in my life as well.
By Amanda Giroux5 years ago in Motivation
I wrote this at 17.
This personal statement consists of several passages which define my cultural, visceral, and academic being. 1. I must be the change I wish to implement. My five year old brother, Donnie, taught me this. As the soft big sister, I've never been able to justify certain discipline methods. Yelling and punishing don't suit me, nor my baby brother. After watching encounters between my other siblings and Donnie, I had realized that answering to destruction with destruction only hindered any broken condition. It feels as if with that epiphany, I'd awoken and had climbed to a new level of enlightenment. Parents, and community members must lead by example. How could I expect the kid to save his candy until after dinner if I didn't do so myself?
By Gi Ramey5 years ago in Motivation
