Quick post tonight as I head out the door to an artist lecture at the Denver Art Museum by Sandy Skoglund.
One of the things I love about twitter are the quotes. Here are a few that resonated with me today:
Failure
“People fail in direct proportion to their willingness to accept socially acceptable excuses for failure.”
Tweeted by Sandra Martini
This is so relevant to what I wrote about yesterday about not making goals because I wanted to be the free-spirited artist type. It’s socially acceptable to not get stuff done cause I’m an artist and schedules are stifling.
Well – forget that – time to reject those excuses.
Preparation
“The will to win is worthless if you do not have the will to prepare.” – Thane Yost
Tweeted by Jane Button
I read this and immediately equated ‘prepare’ with ‘setting goals’. Some other day I might have read it differently but today it dove tails nicely with my intent to get back to structure.
Bathing
Tweeted by Valery Satterwhite
“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” ~ Zig Ziglar
Love this. I journal every morning. Each morning I set an intent for the day.
When I can’t think of something specific it is often something along the lines of ‘live the day focused on the tasks I want to get done.’ Structure.
Staying in the moment helps me stay motivated for the current task.