Longer Than Expected

Longer Than Expected

by | Aug 25, 2016 | Cultural Creativity

How do I balance my innate human desire to estimate how long something will take, with the reality that I often have little control over this truth? Is the point to do my best in estimating, to get a general sense, and then to leave it? Is the point to do some...
The Power of Our Wildest Dreams

The Power of Our Wildest Dreams

by | Mar 30, 2012 | Self/Business Growth

Dream Power
Perhaps you’re like me and you find yourself yearning for the completion of your dreams.

I dream of the day when my current “struggles” are behind me. I dream of the day when my first book is written and published, and my second is hot in pursuit. I dream of visiting space.

The word ‘dream’ can have a pie-in-the-sky quality to it that makes me uncomfortable though. It’s not that I think dreams are unrealistic to have. I truly believe that our dreams can come true. But we have to be realistic about achieving them.

My dreams can only come true when I am true to them.

Only thinking about my dreams and not doing, I am simply dreaming. I am not coupling the dream with a firm intention to manifest it.

I Want to Believe in Where You Want to Go

I Want to Believe in Where You Want to Go

by | Mar 15, 2012 | Cultural Creativity

Planning

I don’t believe in plans. I believe in planning.

I believe in understanding the general shape of something. I believe in knowing where you are and where you want to go.

I believe that measurable goals drive accomplishment. I believe the better you can express your vision and mission with great specificity, the easier it is for you to outline the steps needed to realize it.

I believe that once you’ve determined where you want to go, what comes next can not be determined, and likely won’t be in any plans you’ve made. I believe this truth can free you from the fear of starting and create a trust in your ability to fill in the gaps later.