goals
Understanding your goals to help you achieve them.
Determination Gets It Done
Determination is a feeling that I find difficult to hold on to when life’s unexpected circumstances arises that brings stress. Oftentimes, I wonder if those circumstances are put in my path to derail me from reaching goals. As I become older, I feel that the things I want to accomplish and goals I want to reach are on an urgent schedule because I’m now a few years past the half century age. However, in many cases, I’ve noticed how people 50+ are really enjoying life, doing things that brings them peace and some form of joy.
By Nathonia Smith7 years ago in Motivation
Six Inches of Excellence
Our brain is an amazing engine which is destined to head towards greatness. Fun fact! If you place your index fingers on both temples on your head, the distance measures approximately six inches and within those six inches lies your brain.
By Ocean Desmore7 years ago in Motivation
Dreams
We all dream, each night as our heads hit the pillow, images and sensations fill our consciousness. Vivid illustrations of past, present and future places dance about as we dream beyond the here and now. We visit far off places, searching for new experiences and forms of expression while trying to understand the world around us. Some dream of themselves and others, some about places, and some of different worlds and better futures for all humankind.
By John Ames Birch7 years ago in Motivation
Do You Take the Risk?
Dear Vocal Readers, Oh, decisions, they can't all be easy, can they? We make countless choices each day of our lives. You decide what you want to eat in the morning, or if you even have enough time to eat a breakfast. You pick which way you drive to work, trying to calculate which route will get you there the fastest. No matter what the decision is, a choice is made and we don't always give it much thought. It's not that I hate decisions, it's the hard ones that kill me.
By Kacie7 years ago in Motivation
There Is a Voice Crying Out Within You
Take a moment to think slowly about yourself while reading. There is a voice crying out within us. We have ignored this voice countless times without realizing the most important thing that we have that's not physical. We are one of the most amazing creations that exist in the universe, but many people no longer think of themselves as great creations. All of us are born into this world with an integrated potential. Life can be so hard at times that it will make us think that you weren't born with the talents necessary to be successful, but the fact that you are alive, and can read this right now confirms the opposite. You came into this world with something special integrated in you that needs to come out. This is something internal. The only way someone wouldn't have any special attributes is when that person is no longer alive.
By Arieru Asakura7 years ago in Motivation
Finding Your Purpose
Have you been at stage in your life where you ask yourself, “What is my purpose in life?” Maybe you are at that stage currently, maybe you haven’t gotten there or you already passed that stage. But, I believe everyone in life will ask themselves that question at some point. For me, I asked myself that question a couple of weeks back, and I didn’t have an answer to it. You might have a regular job, getting your daily bread, and are somewhat comfortable with your life, but it’s the feeling of fulfillment that drives you to want to have a purpose. I sort of followed a manual all my life, I took all the steps society and my parents deemed necessary to grow in life; but at this point, I’m not sure I want to keep climbing those steps. I want to branch out and do things I never thought I could do. I believe I’ll find my purpose that way, but you can never be too certain. I go to work everyday, I like where I work and the people I work with, but I just don’t want it to be all I do. While I was in school, all I did was centered around school. I didn’t have much of a social life. I lived, ate, and slept school. It was my sole priority which was right, but I should have had a balance to do more extracurricular activities and have a good time with friends. If I was not doing school work, I just always felt like I was doing something wrong, which was not a healthy mentality. Now, I’m not in school anymore, I feel like I need to... actually, I have to do things differently because I need to find myself, what I’m here for, and the things that make me genuinely happy while being right with God.
By Chimdi Chime7 years ago in Motivation
Finding “Flow”
I, like many others, have always had the desire to find “flow” in the things that I do. The term “flow” refers to the state of mind and activity level that you reach once you have begun doing something where you no longer need to intentionally think about your actions and movements, and your thoughts can run free while you continue what you’re working on. Flow is something commonly mentioned in courses of Positive Psychology, and has been proven to enhance your mental health if you find flow consistently in the things that you do.
By Maggie Mollak7 years ago in Motivation
The Journey
I have reached a very interesting point in my life. It's not the most fun, nor the most productive in the moment (perhaps in the future I'll look back and disagree with myself), but I think it'll be for the best in the long run. In fact, currently, it's very painful a large portion of the time, and often I'd much rather distract myself and not deal with it. But it is time to face and accept it, and I know that distractions, and pretending it's not there will just make it harder, and prolong the inevitable. What is this thing I speak of? It's my search for self.No, I'm not going through a mid-life crisis, I'm a few years too young for that. I'm truly just on a search to find myself. Or maybe a better way to describe it would be, "I'm on a quest to build myself." I do know who I am. But at the same time, I'm striving to find who I will decide to be. I have lots of aspirations, lots of abilities, lots of weaknesses, lots I want to learn, lots I want to be. My personality is such that I want to do everything, and go everywhere, and be everything for everybody. And I've come to the harsh reality that it's physically impossible to do that. I've realized two words to be true that I hate saying more than anything: I can't.I suffer from an ailment that is specifically created to both cause me the most torture, and yet mold and chisel me into the best I can be (I'm a type 5 on the enneagram chart—but that's a story for another day). And actually, you have it too. It's the inability to do everything. My mother expertly expressed it by teaching my sister and I this little nugget of wisdom: When you say yes to one thing, you're saying no to something else. This can be seen in situations where you already have a fully booked day, but somebody reaches out and wants/needs you, and you now have to decide between declining them, or cancelling a previously decided commitment. Or on the other side of the spectrum, it can be seen when you're very spent physically, mentally, emotionally, and are in the midst of resting when you suddenly think of something that could, should, *needs* to be done, and you have to decide between taking care of your needs, or doing the thing that randomly popped into your head, threatening to destroy any hope of self-recovery in the near future. I can't tell you the number of times when I've mourned the fact that I don't have a personal assistant telling me I'm overbooked, or who can tell others that I'm unavailable, or someone who can basically just solve my problems, or who can be a buffer and hide me from the fact that I can't do everything. Which would definitely be just running from my problems at this point (nothing against personal assistants—absolutely invaluable in many cases, and if I truly needed one, and had the financial margin for it, I wouldn't be against hiring one!).I considered (and even typed up) a sampling of the cycles of thoughts that go through my brain 24/7 to share with you, but decided against it, as it would be too long, and probably lose the interest of most readers. Suffice to say, I have a lot of thoughts, and things I'm thinking through with various levels of importance and urgency, and I'm often overwhelmed, and left at a loss to know what I need to focus on at one point of time versus another point in time, and what needs to get done or addressed first. If only everything could be done and worked through, all at the same time. If only the YouTube channel could be established, the camera chosen and purchased, and the sound equipment figured out. If only the puppy could be in the new apartment, and working on potty and crate training. If only all family and friends could have attention already given, and would be the happiest and most satisfied that they could possibly be. If only I could say yes to everything, and never say no. If only... I could do and be everything.I am on a journey. A journey to accept. A journey to learn. A journey to discover. A journey to build. A journey to become. Because I am not all-powerful. I am not omniscient. I am not very far in my journey—I still struggle to be okay with the things I cannot do. I still don't know what my balance in life will be. I don't know who I'll decide to be tomorrow, or next week, next month, next year. But I know who I am. I know that I love people. I love my husband, my friends, my families. I love my puppy (who I haven't even met yet!). I love makeup, and writing, and making videos. I love helping others, and being involved. I like being social and active in society, and yet, I also like that I'm introverted. I like calmness, and being quiet. I like passion, and loudness, and seeing. I love dark colors, and I love light colors. I love to be the tortoise, and I love to be the hare. And honestly, I love variety. And I know that one day, someday I will find my balance, and I will decide what parts of myself I will chose to be more, and what parts of me I will chose to be less. But I also know that even when I find my balance, I will still be on my journey. Because this is also a journey of life. New obstacles come into the road all the time, and new factors, new developments, new advances, and new opportunities, new victories, and new mountains. The journey never ends... but honestly, that's the beauty of it. Just because now I'm in a bit of pain, fighting to accept my limitations, while simultaneously trying to fight to do everything I possibly can, I know that this journey has joyful and peaceful parts, just as much as it has hard times like now. It has plenty of twists and turns, and I'm sure there will be parts harder than this, as well as times that will be happier than I've ever experienced before! So right now, the thought that I'm going to chose to focus on today, is to accept the journey, enjoy the journey, and savor the journey. And to realize that tomorrow I'll be further along in my journey than I am today—I am making progress, and I strive to always make progress, and to keep learning. Tomorrow will be a beautiful day, and I can't wait to continue my journey.
By Eva Jean7 years ago in Motivation
The Secret Gift Behind Your Pain
Your pain will be your advantage. People are motivated by two things in life, pain or pleasure. Whatever is going on in your life... it'll fade. It's the natural timing that happens with everything. The environment changes, politics change, seasons change, people change. This all happens automatically.
By Aceadia7 years ago in Motivation
Learn How to Plan for Your Future Before It Is Too Late
In life you should recognize when there are things that have a certain time frame. There are things in life that you should do before you get to a point that you can no longer do these things. Some people call things like this part of a bucket list. People that find themselves waiting too long may miss their chance, so it is good to be mindful of those things that you cannot always do later. Procrastination is not good for some things in life. There are going to be certain aspects to things in life that you must take care of before the time runs out.
By Sasha McGregor7 years ago in Motivation
