We all have moments when we get inspired. Moments when we feel we can turn things around; really makes a change in our lives. In those moments we discover new goals that inspire and motivate us. We start planning how we can satisfy those goals and our future seems deliciously ripe with promise. Unfortunately, over time we tend to drift away from those goals. Something happens so that they just don’t seem to be as compelling anymore. They lose their shine and slowly, day-by-day we get pulled back to our everyday life and before we know it, the goals have died and we are back to the status quo. Why is this the case?
Why Your Goals Will Die, And What to Do About It
Posted by Steve Munroe | Under dreams, goals, thought innovatoin Sunday Sep 21, 2008Creativity and Constraints - Why You Need Your Limitations
Posted by Steve Munroe | Under Life, problemsolving Sunday Aug 17, 2008
Do you want to be free? To live without constraints? Have enough money so that money doesn’t matter anymore? To be free of your work or the demands of others on your time? Do you want to be able to do anything whatsoever whenever it pleases you? Fine aims indeed. And there are thousands of people out there willing to tell you how you can do it (for a price). However, it appears to me that having a life without limits or constraints would be a very uninteresting life indeed. In fact, constraints are essential for all of us, and are what makes life interesting. Read the rest of this entry »
