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"What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you
become by achieving your goals." -Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau is an inspirational man. He was an American philosopher, poet, and environmental scientist whose major work, Walden, draws upon each of these identities in meditating on the concrete problems of living in the world as a human being. He sought to revive a conception of philosophy as a way of life, not only a mode of reflective thought and discourse (Furtak).
Today, I wanted to not dive so much into Thoreau as I had with Mr. William James. Queue the collective sigh of those Thoreau lovers. I wanted to change gears and maybe give you a little insight as to what this particular quote means to me. I don't know about you, but I have a hard time keeping goals that I set for myself. I suppose that is due to my easily excitable and distracted personality. However, I had a nice idea that I should start making lists. Perhaps that will help with my organization as well as give me some sort of goal to set for myself (if this blog wasn't one already).
I want to become a great writer. I want to be able to walk into a library or a bookstore and see my works on the selves. I am willing to try and do whatever it takes to make that happen. So on Tuesdays, I will add a new section Make A List Tuesday! I would love to get some suggestions for some lists, so please help me out. I also have a few new ideas that I might try out with this blog, but I will have to work out the quirks with those. Slow and steady wins the race, I suppose.
So, my motivation for you is to set a goal for yourself, wither it be a daily, monthly, annually, semi-annually, or whatever your preference may be. Personally, I see an annual goal to be similar to a New Year's Resolution which most of us know we can't keep. So for those of you who are easily distracted (like myself), I recommend making a small time window such as a weekly or monthly goal. That way it is easier to track and keep focused.
Remember, keep those pens writing and a song humming in your heart. I will update with a possible new writing exercise later next week if my first week back at University proves to be a good one. Yes, the term starts back today so wish me luck! Send me your comments or other questions or concerns. I would love to hear from you!
Yours,
Brandi Stevens
(Cornelia Thorn)
Follow me on Twitter or shoot me an e-mail.
Today, I wanted to not dive so much into Thoreau as I had with Mr. William James. Queue the collective sigh of those Thoreau lovers. I wanted to change gears and maybe give you a little insight as to what this particular quote means to me. I don't know about you, but I have a hard time keeping goals that I set for myself. I suppose that is due to my easily excitable and distracted personality. However, I had a nice idea that I should start making lists. Perhaps that will help with my organization as well as give me some sort of goal to set for myself (if this blog wasn't one already).
I want to become a great writer. I want to be able to walk into a library or a bookstore and see my works on the selves. I am willing to try and do whatever it takes to make that happen. So on Tuesdays, I will add a new section Make A List Tuesday! I would love to get some suggestions for some lists, so please help me out. I also have a few new ideas that I might try out with this blog, but I will have to work out the quirks with those. Slow and steady wins the race, I suppose.
So, my motivation for you is to set a goal for yourself, wither it be a daily, monthly, annually, semi-annually, or whatever your preference may be. Personally, I see an annual goal to be similar to a New Year's Resolution which most of us know we can't keep. So for those of you who are easily distracted (like myself), I recommend making a small time window such as a weekly or monthly goal. That way it is easier to track and keep focused.
Remember, keep those pens writing and a song humming in your heart. I will update with a possible new writing exercise later next week if my first week back at University proves to be a good one. Yes, the term starts back today so wish me luck! Send me your comments or other questions or concerns. I would love to hear from you!
Yours,
Brandi Stevens
(Cornelia Thorn)
Follow me on Twitter or shoot me an e-mail.
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