Goal Getters
Hey Challengers! Take on the challenge and keep moving forward
I’m really into the idea of taking what life throws at you and saying “yes, I can handle that.” Sometimes it’s not so obvious and maybe you are currently on the sidelines. I’m here to talk about some things to look out for.
Time frames
Take a dream and break it into smaller pieces
Some goals take time, but that doesn’t mean you have to sit around and wait for it to happen. If you have a life-long goal that you want to shoot for, you can break it down into a few long-term goals. Those long-term goals can be broken down a little further into the more directly actionable, short-term goals. Life-long goals are highly individual, but I’m going to give an example anyways. Take traveling the world for example.
Long term
Career that earns enough, has travel, location independent.
Plan routes, flights, bus/car/bike rides, where to stay and how long to stay.
Coordinate with friends/family/neighbor ect. on any responsibilities that need to be taken care of during travel stints.
Short term (job / first bullet)
Find companies that don’t require constant care or that allow for time away like sabaticals.
Consider company benefits that cater towards travel, flights, company car, hotel spend, conferences.
If you have the option of not being required to show up in person, why not spotlight in different locations?
Seasonal work or work that has built in time off.
Health and Fitness
Everyone wants to be healthy
It would be weird to want something otherwise. Unfortunately because of the way that modern society operates, we need to put in a bit of effort to stay on top of our game. Another major issue is that the solution is relatively simple for most people. I’m definitely going to be writing a lot more on the subject, so to boil it down, here is a quote I heard that rings true for me.
“Its not about doing the most hardcore thing that will get you to the peak the quickest. It’s about being able to show up every day, forever.”
Friends and Family
Always there, then suddenly not
If you want someone to care about you, you have to care about others. Caring for others, lets others know that you can also be cared for. If you isolate, ignore, neglect and push away, even something strong and thriving can wither and die. Ask and you shall receive, give and you will be blessed.
Good things are better shared. One person eating ten slices of cake is a tummy ache, 10 people eating one slice of cake is a party.
The size of the circle is not as important as the strength of the bonds. I don’t have anything insightful to add to the comment, but make as many connections as your little heart desires! There is no rules!
These points are valid if you are currently in a healthy social circle and if you’ve found yourself alone and want to reconnect. I have made and lost good friends and while I have felt alone, I have always had someone. If you are in a good place, try to be that someone for someone in need.
Guiding compass
There has got to be something to believe in
If you have a hill, stand on it. If you get pushed off, or convinced that it isn’t worth it, that is more valuable than never having any conviction. I used to consider myself very middle ground and open, but almost as a side effect of the current social environment being middle ground isn’t so easy anymore. It’s way too much effort to care about all the topics and issues, and that’s okay. Just know where you stand on the topics you care about and defend them. Someone out there will disagree with you and someone out there will agree with you. Listen to both, ignore both, it doesn’t matter and all topics are important. Take in and handle what you can and discard the rest. Welcome to my talk about nothing and I hope you learned something.
The most crucial point and really the only point I feel worth making is that you do believe in yourself on some “thing”. There are a lot of places to take inspiration from and it’s okay to default until you make a choice, but do make that choice yourself.
This is my hill!
I go this way!
Inspiration
Other people have good ideas too
If you have someone you look up to or someone you aspire to be like… Consider what their goals and dreams are and if that is something you can also undergo. It doesn’t even have to be a person. There are ideas, and beliefs that are rooted in faith. That is also a wonderful place to look for meaning. If you can find a group or community of people trying to do good, supporting and becoming part of that group and community can be very fulfilling. I like to look within myself for meaning, but the truth is that there is an external factor. Don’t be afraid to find meaning in all sorts of places.
That’s it for now
No pressure, but I hope your life is now full of so much meaning ;)
Take on that challenge!
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