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So, I’m going to spend a few minutes today talking about one of the most important things in your career, your motivation behind your goals, also known as your Why. So here are 5 steps to reconnecting with your Why. * Go back to the first time you wanted to do what you’re doing. It could be the first time you ever wanted to act or write or direct or paint or produce. And then write down the change you want to effect or the contribution you want to make.
And so, in examining what was different about last year, what finally pushed my big goals across the finish line in a way that hadn’t happened before, I’ve uncovered some new things to share. And so it’s funny, because in examining what was different for me last year, there’s one thing that I realize is being taken for granted in this list above: Commitment. So my question for you, as we perch on the edge of a year filled with possibility, is what are you really committed to accomplishing this year? Not what you keep trying to do, year in and year out, but what you’re really, truly, deeply committed to accomplishing.
You feel other people have it easier and so it should be easier for you. And it turns out that most things in life that are worthwhile take hard work. But, I do see that if we just embraced the fact that many things we want in our lives and our careers really take a lot of hard work, we’d enjoy the process so much more. And while you’re doing so replace some of that comparing and complaining with gratitude that you get to run your own race.
We finally go on vacation, take several long weekends, leave work early, yet we feel guilty about it. The key to the summer goal is that you’ve got to approach it balancing all of the things we’ve talked about above. For example: “My goal is to sell my hour-long television pitch and have a fabulous 2 week vacation with my family before August 31st. With this goal, you know you need to schedule both taking out your pitch (pitching season usually starts July 1st) and your vacation so that you can accomplish both.