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Friends, Romans, Accomplices...a question for you all!
I have been working on my original work for a few weeks now. And I have made some progress. However, I have also been sporadic in my diligence and commitment. So, I have decided to uses the six sources of influence to supplement my willpower. You can learn more about these Six Sources and also, start working on your own goals, by visiting http://www.changeanything.com
Here is what I was asked in one of the motivation surveys they do on this site:
"Does it matter to the people around you if you never accomplish this goal?"
I thought, "Why would it matter to them?" But I think they wanted to know if people secretly expected me to fail...or succeed. In other words, how many of you expect me to actually produce a book or six for the published market? It occurs to me, considering remarks made in passing, that many people are surprised that I haven't got books out already.
I mean, I know if I never published anything, most of you would still be my online friends...because you are and I'm currently NOT published..and you are definitely not a shallow bunch. But since this question is obviously designed to motivate me in some way...probably by letting me know that people do think I can do this...do you sort of think it would be a shame if I didn't try to produce some original work?
"What is up with that Rae? I was sure I would see her writing every day and working toward this goal, but nothing is happening," you say?
I ask this because I didn't know what to put for that survey question. But also because I recently got in touch with someone I used to know in High School...and he said..."I expect you are writing for a living!" And I was shocked, because back in High School, I wanted nothing but to become a vet. But here was someone who knew me quite well and was surprised that I wasn't a professional writer by now. He and I both wrote for the school paper and I beat him out for a writing award once, so perhaps that explains it.
Here is what I was asked in one of the motivation surveys they do on this site:
"Does it matter to the people around you if you never accomplish this goal?"
I thought, "Why would it matter to them?" But I think they wanted to know if people secretly expected me to fail...or succeed. In other words, how many of you expect me to actually produce a book or six for the published market? It occurs to me, considering remarks made in passing, that many people are surprised that I haven't got books out already.
I mean, I know if I never published anything, most of you would still be my online friends...because you are and I'm currently NOT published..and you are definitely not a shallow bunch. But since this question is obviously designed to motivate me in some way...probably by letting me know that people do think I can do this...do you sort of think it would be a shame if I didn't try to produce some original work?
"What is up with that Rae? I was sure I would see her writing every day and working toward this goal, but nothing is happening," you say?
I ask this because I didn't know what to put for that survey question. But also because I recently got in touch with someone I used to know in High School...and he said..."I expect you are writing for a living!" And I was shocked, because back in High School, I wanted nothing but to become a vet. But here was someone who knew me quite well and was surprised that I wasn't a professional writer by now. He and I both wrote for the school paper and I beat him out for a writing award once, so perhaps that explains it.