Mastering Your Quest

Yea, it’s New Years again. This is the time when we all put together New Year’s Resolutions. They normally last a month and then we forget about them. But what if you didn’t forget about them? What would the end of next year be like? Would you be closer to completing your quest? Chose your resolutions wisely.

I think that people forget their resolutions because the resolutions they choose don’t really mean anything to them. Yes, it would be nice to lose some weight, or get in shape, or save some money. But what does that really mean to you? All those resolutions mean that you plan on depriving yourself of something. You are going to eat less, or work out more, or not spend as much money. There’s no fire in those goals. If you want to keep on track then pick something that makes your eyes light up when you think about it. Pick something that connects with your passion. Your quest is calling.

I just got the latest copy of the “The Golden Thread” newsletter. It’s the one from the American Writers and Artists Institute. They have a great article by Michael Masterson, a personal hero of mine, titled “Your ‘Super-Sized’ Goal for 2008”. In the article he talks about a goal he set last year to write a poem every day for 2007. He wrote 365 poems and of those he had 100 that were publishable. It was a large goal but one that got him closer to his quest of being recognized as a poetry author. He suggests in the article that you chose a large goal to get you closer to your dreams.

He’s right. Think about it. What could you do every day to get you closer to your dreams? You could read one article a day on your passion. By doing that you would stay fired up and on track. Then at the end of that year you would be well on your way to being an expert in the field. It could happen. And even better, it could happen to you.

Grab the reins and steer toward your quest. It doesn’t take a leap. Small steps will still get you there. Take a step to being closer to your quest.

Quest On…..

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An important tool for making personal change is empowering questions. Yesterday’s post discussed the BE-DO-HAVE idea. You must have the mental picture. If you can’t see yourself as a successful something then you can’t get there. In the Masters of The Secret blog post they talked about asking yourself what that successful person would do and then doing that. I think that throws a lot of people off. They get over whelmed with their current reality and can’t make the leap of faith. They think that they can’t possibly do what a successful whatever would do. It’s hard to see what a successful artist would do when you are working two jobs to keep food on the table and don’t have time to create.

The answer is not to separate the current reality from the goal. The proper question is not what a successful artist would do when he was successful. The empowering question is what a successful artist would do to get out of the hell he is currently in. That brings a whole new set of talents and skills to the table. That’s the answer you need. You can ask the successful artist in successful times question when you get to successful times. You need the skilled artist fighting his way to the top question to energize your skills and abilities to get out of your current situation.

So gather your forces and lay siege to your quest. You don’t have to give up your dreams to get out of your current situation. Just engage all your skills and don’t handicap yourself.

Quest On….