Achieving Your Goals

by Carol Trickett

Everyone has things they want to achieve.  Whether you are a stained glass artist, a hobbyist, a butcher, a baker or a candlestick maker, you have dreams and goals and milestones you want to reach.  At one time, or maybe many times, you have planned the take off and the course but maybe never quite reached your destination.

Brian Tracy says, "In life, you will be off course most of the time.  No matter how carefully you plan and organize in advance, your life will be a series of two steps forward and one step back.  From the time you start on your j-o-u-r-n-e-y of life toward your destination, you will have to make continual course corrections.  You will have to start, stop, go left or right, move under or over obstacles, and often retrace your steps.  These are the essential experiences you require to become the kind of person you need to be to achieve any kind of lasting success."

This past year, I have seen several stained glass artists grapple with their decisions and have a hard time finding their footing.  And I certainly do not say this to judge anyone.  In this tough economy you must feed your family and pay your bills.I too have struggled in the past to make the art of stained glass a profitable business.  People say, "Well you could never expect to get paid for your time." Well guess what?  I do expect to get paid for my time.  I've been given the talents that I have to be able to make a living from them.The principle of not eating if you don't put out an effort yourself also implies that if you do work hard, you will benefit.This is the point: life is hard and there are obstacles, you will be off course most of the time, but if you have launched a plan and have a destination in sight you will reach it if you don't give up.

Let me encourage you that whatever your hands find to do, do it well.  Life is a j-o-u-r-n-e-y, why not plan now to succeed?  Is your f.l.i.g.h.t. plan off course?Don't worry, you can make a correction and move forward.Decide today to achieve more.  "Success is not an accident."  Napoleon Hill said, "Do not wait.  The time will never be just right.  Start where you stand:  work with whatever tools you have at your command, and the better tools will be found as you go along."

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