Just Imagine
“Do not lose hold of your dreams or aspirations. For if you do, you may still exist but you have ceased to live.” ~ Thoreau
A quick post today, since I must rise before the sun to take my son to the airport.
We are, many of us, creatures of habit. And often these habits inhibit us from reaching – or even searching for – the life we dream of.
While we hope to write our novel, we can only find the energy to watch our favorite television show. This is fine on the occasional basis, but when you settle into the habit of procrastinating on the goal because you are content, you may be risking joy.
(full disclosure: I can be the Queen of Procrastination)
I find that the times I am most constant to tasks that support my pursuit of my dream life are the times that I am able to keep the end in mind. Reaching a small-term goal that I set for myself frees me to relax and watch the show, because I have first completed the assigned task.
As I’ve posted before, better to have a small goal than you will meet on a regular basis than a large goal that in itself will discourage you from completing it.
But more importantly, focus on The Dream. The dream may be to get published, but the (great big) task is to write a book, and the smaller task is to write 100 words a day (for instance). If you get stuck on the great big task – and it’s easy to, because the idea of it is rather overwhelming – then focus on the smaller task, and get it done. But if you’re tired and just want to watch you’re tv show – then take a step back and focus on The Dream.
See yourself holding the book in your hand. Imagine going to your favorite bookstore and finding your book, with your name on it, on the shelf, right next to Nora Roberts or Stephen King. (This might, of course, depend on the kind of book you write, and also what letter of the alphabet your real name or pseudonym begins with, but it’s definitely fun to imagine.) Spending a little bit of time putting the power of your imagination behind your dream, and also allowing it to motivate you, can be a few minutes well spent.
Close your eyes. Just imagine.
A quick post today, since I must rise before the sun to take my son to the airport.
We are, many of us, creatures of habit. And often these habits inhibit us from reaching – or even searching for – the life we dream of.
While we hope to write our novel, we can only find the energy to watch our favorite television show. This is fine on the occasional basis, but when you settle into the habit of procrastinating on the goal because you are content, you may be risking joy.
(full disclosure: I can be the Queen of Procrastination)
I find that the times I am most constant to tasks that support my pursuit of my dream life are the times that I am able to keep the end in mind. Reaching a small-term goal that I set for myself frees me to relax and watch the show, because I have first completed the assigned task.
As I’ve posted before, better to have a small goal than you will meet on a regular basis than a large goal that in itself will discourage you from completing it.
But more importantly, focus on The Dream. The dream may be to get published, but the (great big) task is to write a book, and the smaller task is to write 100 words a day (for instance). If you get stuck on the great big task – and it’s easy to, because the idea of it is rather overwhelming – then focus on the smaller task, and get it done. But if you’re tired and just want to watch you’re tv show – then take a step back and focus on The Dream.
See yourself holding the book in your hand. Imagine going to your favorite bookstore and finding your book, with your name on it, on the shelf, right next to Nora Roberts or Stephen King. (This might, of course, depend on the kind of book you write, and also what letter of the alphabet your real name or pseudonym begins with, but it’s definitely fun to imagine.) Spending a little bit of time putting the power of your imagination behind your dream, and also allowing it to motivate you, can be a few minutes well spent.
Close your eyes. Just imagine.
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