It might seem as if I am circling the drain here, but I actually believe I am on to something.
Whenever I read tips on how to achieve personal change--like the ones I listed previously for getting back on track with my New Year’s resolution--it feels as if I need to change fundamentally as a person first in order to follow said tips and, well, change.
Where are the articles listing how artistic types with short attention spans and big dreams achieve change? Because I’m pretty sure any chart I write up or reasonable goals I set or accountability buddies I court might have the lifespan predicted for those New Year’s resolutions--dead in 30 days or less.
Confession: I’m shocked I’ve managed to keep this blog going. And no promises that it will be around in December.
So how do flaky people achieve change?
Again, I give it a goog and Yatze! And thank you in advance for allowing me to indulge in some cross-generational slang.
I don’t really know how I missed this. I’m a writer and, as in real estate where they taut the mantra, “location, location, location,” my profession lives by the motto, “character, character, character.” Here's a crazy insight. The change I am trying to achieve is not so much to refashion who I am fundamentally as a person. I will not in a day, a year, or a lifetime, transform into my beloved engineer hubby, who navigates his world of charts and accountability with a finesse I envy. To reinvent myself is surely a task that falls squarely in that “False Hope Syndrome” category. The trick then becomes to find a way to use traits inherent in my character to help me achieve my goals.
The good news, folks, is that there are actually people who recognize that creative, smart types with a lot of passion--but not so much follow-through--want to achieve personal change, and reading their approaches is kinda blowing my mind.
Clearly, there is no “one size fits all” solution to achieving personal change--note the word “personal” in that statement. Thus far, I believe I have been a poor advocate for approaches that have inspired many to change because I have a kind of square-peg-round-hole thing going on. So rather than reading about “charts” and “mindfulness,” I am now learning about “getting real” and “what feels right,” words that sound as deliciously flaky as a croissant warm from the oven. And I’m excited. Salivating, even.
This is my year of change. I hope you join me.
Please feel free to comment below.
Whenever I read tips on how to achieve personal change--like the ones I listed previously for getting back on track with my New Year’s resolution--it feels as if I need to change fundamentally as a person first in order to follow said tips and, well, change.
Where are the articles listing how artistic types with short attention spans and big dreams achieve change? Because I’m pretty sure any chart I write up or reasonable goals I set or accountability buddies I court might have the lifespan predicted for those New Year’s resolutions--dead in 30 days or less.
Confession: I’m shocked I’ve managed to keep this blog going. And no promises that it will be around in December.
So how do flaky people achieve change?
Again, I give it a goog and Yatze! And thank you in advance for allowing me to indulge in some cross-generational slang.
I don’t really know how I missed this. I’m a writer and, as in real estate where they taut the mantra, “location, location, location,” my profession lives by the motto, “character, character, character.” Here's a crazy insight. The change I am trying to achieve is not so much to refashion who I am fundamentally as a person. I will not in a day, a year, or a lifetime, transform into my beloved engineer hubby, who navigates his world of charts and accountability with a finesse I envy. To reinvent myself is surely a task that falls squarely in that “False Hope Syndrome” category. The trick then becomes to find a way to use traits inherent in my character to help me achieve my goals.
The good news, folks, is that there are actually people who recognize that creative, smart types with a lot of passion--but not so much follow-through--want to achieve personal change, and reading their approaches is kinda blowing my mind.
Clearly, there is no “one size fits all” solution to achieving personal change--note the word “personal” in that statement. Thus far, I believe I have been a poor advocate for approaches that have inspired many to change because I have a kind of square-peg-round-hole thing going on. So rather than reading about “charts” and “mindfulness,” I am now learning about “getting real” and “what feels right,” words that sound as deliciously flaky as a croissant warm from the oven. And I’m excited. Salivating, even.
This is my year of change. I hope you join me.
Please feel free to comment below.
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