All Posts Tagged With: "goals"

Want to discover your real purpose in life? NO, I’m not talking about your stupid job, your daily grind, or even your long-term goals … no, I mean the REAL reason why you’re placed on this earth — the very reason why you exist! Yes? Good, then let’s start …

Perhaps you believe that life has no meaning (note: that’s just freaking sad right there). Well, it doesn’t matter anyway, because not believing that you have a purpose won’t prevent you from discovering it, just as a lack of belief in gravity won’t prevent you from tripping all over the place. It’ll just take you a little longer to figure things out is all! Most likely though if you don’t believe you have a purpose, then you probably won’t believe what you’re reading right now anyway, but even so, what’s the risk of investing a little time and energy trying to figure this whole “purpose” thing out? Continued

Not many people work at a place they love!

In fact, most people don’t! I would even care to wager that not many people even partially like their jobs. They work for the weekend, or their next vacation … not for the thrill of the 9-to-5 stuff! I, personally, have a unique work situation: not only do I absolutely love writing, but I can also do it from almost anywhere in the world. With a phone, an internet connection, and a laptop, I am a portable problem-solving, project-managing studio on legs (note: it’s incredibly sweet!). Ok, I actually rely on routine of some sort, but have found that a change in scenery from time to time is needed to keep me depression-free (even a brief walk in the park can really clear my head and revive me for the rest of the day).

So, you want to do what you love too, huh? That’s a serious question, my friend … and right now it’s more relevant than ever. With this stupid recession looming over everyone’s mind, and jobs getting cut left and right, people’s spirits are really being put through the ringer. So why not ask yourself now, “What it is that I can do, and hopefully enjoy, which could possible help others and bring in a profit at the same time?” Hey, this is the only life you or I have, after all. On the other hand, if you’re going to make a living doing what you love, you have to find a way to market yourself at the same time. As for me and my personal situation, I’ve learned that helping others while increasing my own knowledge and skills at the same time is at least MY key to success! Continued

Ok, you have to be a serious idiot to want to fail at something … I get that!

However, this thing we call “failure” is always a possibility. What really annoys me about those “failure is not an option” jerks (A.K.A. arrogant pr@#cks) is that they are ultimately the ones least willing to deliver the intellectual and physical bravado that’s needed to lessen the probability of failure (“Dude, failure is NOT an option!” they’ll falsely shout out, while at the same time covering up their own insecurities). My beef with these phonies is that they go through life playing it safe, based on the fact that they’re afraid of failure. Continued

Did your team just blow the BIG GAME? Afraid they won’t make the playoffs now? If so, then …

It sounds like you’re just having a bad day … just like the rest of us sports fans have from time to time (read: when our team is doing s@#ty)! For instance, last Monday I watched my Phightin’ Phils come back in the bottom of the ninth inning (in which no one ever saw coming … I mean NOBODY) off a Jimmy Rollins’ 2-out, game winning zinger to right center field (note: the Dodgers were flabbergasted, both mentally and physically)! Why am I telling you this, you ask? Well, for starters I wanted to rub it into the faces of the three fools they let commentate on TBS’s national coverage of this NLCS, and then I wanted to show each and every one of you that nothing is over until it’s definitely over! Continued

We all have goals … or at least we SHOULD have them!

However, without the right amount of passion when the going gets rough, these dreams will never turn into reality for you (sorry for being so blunt about it)! You must also have a clear vision of what you want to accomplish, and you can only get there two different ways: #1, or the “passive” way: by remaining flexible to each new day and dealing with each situation as efficiently as you can. What ultimately ends up happening with this approach, however, is that you’ll take on too many things at once, and not finish any of it. The best you’ll be able to hope for is that enough people will think you are generally reliable, in a mediocre sort of way. You don’t want to be that guy — trust me! Continued