Category: Unfinished Thoughts

New Year’s resolutions are a common tradition for many people around the world. They are a way to set goals and intentions for the coming year, and can be a great way to make positive changes in your life.

However, it’s important to set realistic and achievable goals for yourself. If you set unrealistic goals, you may become discouraged and give up on your resolution before you’ve even gotten started.

Here are a few tips for setting and sticking to your New Year’s resolutions:

1. Make a list of specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) goals. This will help you focus on what you want to achieve and give you a clear plan of action.
2. Start small and build gradually. Don’t try to make too many big changes all at once. Instead, start with small steps and gradually increase your efforts as you become more comfortable with your new habits.
3. Find accountability. Share your goals with a friend, family member, or accountability partner and ask for their support. This can help you stay motivated and on track.
4. Celebrate your progress. Don’t forget to celebrate your victories along the way. This will help you stay motivated and keep your momentum going.
5. Be kind to yourself. It’s okay to stumble or fall short of your goals at times. Remember that change takes time and practice, and it’s important to be patient and kind to yourself as you work towards your resolutions.

Overall, the key to successful New Year’s resolutions is to set achievable goals, make a plan, and be consistent in your efforts. With a little bit of discipline and determination, you can make positive changes in your life and start the new year off on the right foot.

People do not fear being asked if they can walk and chew bubble gum at the same time.

People fear being handed a trombone and then being pointed to a tightrope.

Something I have learned studying more people who declare themselves ‘storytellers’ is that they use a lot of other people’s stories to convey their own messages.

And that is fine, as long as they are careful not to misremember and begin to claim others stores as their own.

Of course, I have found that I have to be careful not to fall so in love with another person’s story that I turn it from an example of what can happen that occurred to a person I know to an example of what happened way back when to me.

Similarly, you cannot have any of my backstories. You can use bits and pieces to fill out a few points in the stories you tell, but my history is my history. It is possible you could have a similar history or have been right there beside. Even so, your story will differ from mine because two different people lived the event.

Besides, you’ve got plenty of backstories to pull from ready to use right now. You don’t need to poach from anyone else.

There are two consistent questions I field about publishing these ‘Unfinished Thoughts’ on this blog.
One is a question about my commitment based on the inconsistency of publishing these messages. The other is a question of the value based on the infrequent of true epiphanies published.

The first question is valid, and my main answer is the chaos of life and my inability to monetize my creative work (primarily based on the chaos of life).

The second question is total BS and tells more about the stupidity o the one posing the question than the skill and talent of the one requested to answer.

While these quick messages are meant to motivate and inspire, if a person truly needs a statement that will genuinely shatter the foundation of their being every day to function, they have a severe addiction, and not even fentanyl can quench it.

And I don’t feel sorry for a single person who needs to ask the second question.

If your idea is so great, why hasn’t anyone else presented it to the world?

If your idea is so great, why hasn’t anyone else perfected it for general use?

If your idea is so great, why hasn’t anyone else executed on selling it to the masses?

Answer those questions, and you will have a true sense of that idea’s actual degree of difficulty to bring to life . . . and how much work it may take for you to bring it to life.