Becca's Musing: Sharing Food for Thought

I am doing some recycling today, as I am away and have not had the chance to create some original content for my post. I apologize and hope to be back to form next week. For now, I want to leave you with some of the food for thought that has been weighing heavily on my mind since the New Year started:

From Susan Meier's workshop on goal setting: "...I analyzed which of my goals were accomplished and compared them to the goals I had which were not accomplished to see if I could figure out why one goal comes to fruition yet the one right beside it, maybe even one that should have been simpler, doesn’t. And I made an odd discovery.

The goals I accomplished “fit” my life. The goals I did not accomplish did not fit my life... In other words… We will find a way to reach any goal with a compelling “reason” behind it. And that means success or failure in goal setting all boils down to motivation."

From a blog interview with Mary Buckham and Dianna Love in which Mary said, "The great news for writers everywhere is they have the choices daily to commit and work toward their goal of publication or not. They have the power. Many times as unpublished writers we think all the power is in the hands of editors or agents, but it’s not. It’s in your hands and the day you decide that nothing will stop you from being published is the day you’ll never turn back. You’ll make different choices as to how you spend your time, who you will associate with, how you will invest in your career. The greatest power to break into fiction publication rests with you and we’re here today to let you know that."

When I listen to the advice given by these really smart, helpful, and amazing writers and ladies, I am reminded that I need to make a greater effort to align my actions with my goals. I spend so much of my day just trying to get through it that I have stopped acting with intention. It feels yucky not to feel like I am making the right choices, taking the right actions, or directing the right efforts that will take me closer to realizing these dreams. I am not sure how to get all those things back on track but it's my new job to figure it out.

Seize the day!
Becca