“Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential.”
― Winston Churchill
Do you sometimes wonder what it will take to get the job done? To finish the damn book? To see your name in print? To see the completion of the project you call “the book of my heart”?
There are so many things which distract us in life, keep us from achieving the things we desire. What really prevents our sucess is ourselves. That’s right. We are our own worst enemy.
We dilly dally, procrastinate, make excuses and make commitments— which we are oh so eager to forget —when it’s difficult to keep the promises we make to ourselves.
But really, it’s not difficult at all. We simply need to do it. Starting out small is the key to keeping those promises. It’s important not to overestimate the durability of our focus. We need to plan for accomplishing small goals consistently and over the long haul, not just today and tomorrow, but for a year, five years, or a lifetime.
This is how dreams turn into reality and talent builds a career.
Focus.
How are you building your career?
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Michelle, really good to hear from you. No matter what happens this year my goal is to stay on task and finish what I start. No time constraints, just completion of the goal. This is how dreams become reality.
You can do this, writing is our sanity, or our salvation.
Ane,
What a phenomenal topic for this week! I am struggling with this every day. After my house flooded all sense of focus, dedication, and drive went on vacation and I could only focus on one thing – which unfortunately has become living in the twilight zone! I personally have had to take a step back from everything in order to gain perspective, not just in my daily tasks but in my ultimate goals. At this point I may be five months behind in email but at least I’m writing for an hour everyday. I’m not going to graduate as soon as I would have liked, but at least I have a central focus on who I am as a person and a writer. I’ve decided to build my career by going back to basics, not planning for publication but writing because it makes me happy. My goal is to tell stories, edit them, and then I can start looking at moving up in the career.
Great topic!
Michelle