Today Is the Day to Reach Your Writing Goals!
July 18th 2011 19:26
"Fortune-Cookie Goal-Setting" for Writers
This morning just for the fun (and inspiration) of it, I decided to open a fortune cookie left over from a recent Chinese food delivery. As many of you know, I've posted before on the words of wisdom often found in fortune-cookie fortunes which can help inspire us writers along our creative journeys. While I don't actually consider these "fortunes," per se, I do believe that many consist of great life lessons that can help motivate us toward success.
As it turns out, I received just about the best message I could have for beginning a brand new week: "The time is right to reach your goals." Now, if that isn't a powerful motivator and a fabulous catalyst for a "success" mindset, nothing is!
A Few Great Takeaways for Writers – and Others
Here are a few nuggets of wisdom I've drawn from this short, simple saying that make it a real motivator for me. (Perhaps you'll notice others.)
1. The time is right to reach your goals.
This simple phrase brings the potential for success directly into the present moment, in fact causing it to become a self-fulfilling prophecy if we let it, as we allow the promise it holds to filter down through all our doubts and fears, insecurities and inhibitions, permeating our very being. By recognizing the possibilities that lie before us and becoming thoroughly convinced that the time is indeed right for reaching our goals, we can actually begin experiencing the initial rewards of success now. By believing that the time is right for accomplishing our goals, we actually initiate the almost-magical process of making the present time the right time for achieving success.
2. The time is right to reach your goals.
This simple saying uses the word "reach," rather than "strive toward" or "work toward." The focus is on achievement and not work. I think that's significant because it inspires us to envision success...to look toward the prize, instead of focusing on the mundane tasks involved in acquiring it. Of course, there will be a time to focus on the work and plan the actual means for achieving our goals. Yet, it's that initial vision that sparks the subconscious mind to begin working creatively to bring success to pass.
Focusing our imaginations on the end result is somewhat like an insect being drawn to a flame – only in this case, that flame will help us, rather than harm us. (Don't you just love that?) Seeing the end result (or the interim goal) from the beginning will make the work involved in getting there incidental. We all know how hard people are willing to work when they are thoroughly focused on and excited about the end result. Yet, sadly, we also know how difficult and unpleasant work can be when approached as an end in itself – a simple means for making money – with no larger purpose or goal.
3. The time is right to reach your goals.
By sparking thoughts of our goals, this simple phrase helps clarify our vision of what success would actually entail for us. It causes us to focus our mind's eye on specific achievements or milestones we would like to see in our lives – and view these as actually being possible. This sets the "success" mechanism in motion. You'll notice that as you begin to feel inspired by this saying, one or more goals you'd love to accomplish will simply appear in your mind's eye. These are the goals – the dreams – your intuition is telling you are right for you. They are the successes that you are totally capable of achieving if you will only set your mind to them and bring all your determination, belief, and talents to bear. Listen to that inner voice and its innate wisdom! Then, let those goals draw you ever forward toward fulfilling them. You can do it! No question about it! The real question is, “Will you trust yourself enough to prove it?”
Will today be the day for you?
Jeanne
What are your thoughts on this "fortune"? In what ways does it speak to you?
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Comment by Lillie Ammann
What lot of great inspiration you got from one short little "fortune."
Comment by Jeanne Dininni
Writer's Notes
As you can see, this little "fortune" really got me thinking!
Thanks for stopping by!
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Comment by Jeanne Dininni
Writer's Notes
I think you're right on both counts!
Sorry the Orble comment system is so difficult for non-Orbleites! Wish they'd do something about that!
Thanks for the visit, though!