Category Archives: Goals

Too Much, Not Enough

If you are like me you want to be two people. Or maybe three. There is the me that is brimming with ideas but is to tired to carry things through.  I would let the other me sleep late, eat well, exercise more often and be ready to hit the ground running when I toss over my good ideas for implementation.

But there is just this me; tired and full of good ideas.  Last night I jumped from one idea to another. I never settled on one thing that I could follow through on. Today I feel bad.

I am sure you can relate. I remember a scene in  The Devil Wears Prada when the Meryl Streep’s character bursts into the office tossing off things to do for the assistants to catch.  She could be brimming with good ideas but had the help to take the ideas into fruition. So what to do?

I am not sure. I would say the first thing is to make friends with a planner, a date book or a wall calendar. Devote a day or evening to a good idea. This way you can immerse yourself completely to the idea/project. Maybe you will discover the idea has no legs and you can put it on a back burner.

If you devoted two weeks to the idea project you may discover what really resonates with you right now.

I am going to try this. I will let you know how it goes.

What are your good ideas? How to you schedule your time?  Let me know.

Using Your Journal- Create Your Dreams

Journal writing is a critic free place to work out your hopes and dreams. Once you have looked at some creative problem solving you can then begin to layout your dreams.

Brainstorm dream ideas:

Without editing or hesitation write out some dreams. Examples- I want to have a large house on the ocean.  I want a million dollar income. I want three babies. I want to publish ten books.

Look over the list and pick out a couple that resonate with you the most.  Then list a couple of action ideas you would need to take to meet those dreams.

The journal is the opportunity to let loose your dreams. There is no one to say that can’t happen or it is just stupid. Remember to turn off your own internal critic too.