Shape Your Dreams
Setting really big goals is important. These big goals can inspire us to work hard and can give us a dream to pursue. Yet these big goals are also the most likely to fail. Big dreams are as dangerous as they are necessary but they do not have to fail. There are steps we can take right off the bat to assess and determine how… →
It’s a new year! The gyms are full of new enthusiastic members, the trails full of new hikers, and the greenways full of rude bikers who don’t announce their approach! Have you noticed that around February those new faces and the numbers of new people start to drop off dramatically? Why? The main reason that most people quit or drop out of their new goals… →
For many of us, 2020 was a year that saw upheaval in ways most of us never imagined possible in our modern times. I saw my job and my health threatened by the same invisible cause. I watched as my social connections frayed as video chat replaced sitting beside someone and giving them a hug. I watched in horror as our country cracked under the… →
Reach for the stars. It’s what I like to tell others to encourage them to get out there and accomplish their goals! Reach for the highest possible achievement you can! Most of us will not reach the stars, many of us will struggle just to get the basics down, and you know what? That is alright. The final aspects of goal setting make sure that… →
One more. Just one more rep. One more minute. One more sketch. We press against the constraints of our goals, seeking to improve, to go further. If there is anything that is constant in our lives it is that we know how to measure it, even if it on a subconscious level. One more day, one more year. We have devised a way to divide… →
“You have to protect your writing time. You have to protect it to the death.” These are the words of William Goldman, author of the Princess Bride. Words of wisdom that I knew (it’s one of the many quotes on this site!) but had taken for granted. For years I had established a rhythm, a groove that allowed me to comfortably get my writing done… →
I take my position at the line, trying my best to stay relaxed and focused. The nock of the arrow makes a satisfying click as I position it on the serving, just below the nock point. I raise my left arm, careful to hold the bow just so; elbow pointed out. I inhale as I align the sight with my target, my fingers draw back… →
This Sunday we will approach the exact middle of the year. One hundred and eighty-three(ish) days ago many of us set out on a journey to achieve our goals and dreams. Every January we gather our dreams up, ready to start something new and exciting. But by June and July most of us have stopped or given up on those dreams and goals. Why is… →
You did it! You thought about it and you decided on a brand spanking new goal for 2017. It’s perfect, it’s specific, it’s attainable and it’s something you’ve been wanting to do for a really long time. You are super excited to get started but you have a nagging question. “Uhmm. Now what?” Everyone has goals that they want to accomplish but for every writer,… →
Huzzah, it’s 2017! With a change in the year humanity collectively seems to gaze towards a brighter happier future (at least for a little while). We make plans and set our minds on finally getting around to losing a bit of weight, getting out of debt or just or changing our entire lives around. We look to the future and we dream, yet year after… →