Getting through the tough slog of whatever goal you’re trying to achieve can be accomplished if you have enough resolve – grit, determination, single-mindedness, whatever you want to call it. It isn’t enough to have a goal and a list of steps you’re going to take to get there – or at least it isn’t…
Tag: commitment
Getting through the tough slog
My friend and colleague Greg Korgeski, a psychologist and writer, said the other day, “Tell you the truth, I’ve seldom felt that life was all that welcoming for many of the gifts we want to share . . . it’s slow, slogging, frustrating . . . just enduring sometimes and living on hope. There is…
Read this (and everything else)
The other day I was reading Dashiell Hammett (The Maltese Falcon, in case you’re wondering) and thinking you can’t go wrong emulating him. Then I realized you could go wrong emulating him, because he’s already done the hard-boiled PI thing, and some parts of the book don’t stand up to a contemporary worldview very well…
Practice 10,000 Times
A martial arts master once told me, “You have to practice a kick at least 10,000 times before you start to understand it.” Now, if he had told me that on my first day of class, I would probably have been a little discouraged, but I wasn’t a beginner at the time and I conceded…
Friday Motivation Tip
Whenever you embark on any goal or process — especially one that may not yield immediate results, such as learning a new skill, losing weight or writing a book — you can start off with a blast of determination but find that you falter when you hit a plateau or a roadblock. In small things,…
Waiting for Your Big Break?
Me, too. Of course, the older I get, the bigger the break needs to be for me to be impressed by it. When I was first starting out, I just wanted someone – anyone! – to publish an essay or a story that I’d written. Then I wanted someone to publish my book. Then my next book. Then…