I often have far
reaching goals and amazing dreams that I one day would like to accomplish. In
my new being of playing BIG I noticed that I often fail to accomplish some goal
not because I didn’t think big but because I failed to fully accept the responsibility
of the small steps.
I often find
myself daydreaming about hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. I think as part of my
dream, “If I started at the US/Mexico border I could hike all the way to
Canada. That would be an epic journey, but the reality is that one of the main
reasons I want to do this is to loose weight. Instead of taking the daily steps
of walking for 30 to 45 minutes, strength training and eating healthy amounts
of healthy food I want to hike 2,650 miles of rugged terrain. I think Epic.
So how do I put
epic into my daily life? How do I create a journey to my goals that is
practical, includes the daily persistence needed to accomplish such goals and
still create a feeling of an epic journey? Something I need to make me happy.
Lets look at what
is appealing about an epic journey. Someone or something has set a task for
you, even if that someone is yourself. Often others have done this before and
you can follow in their footsteps; you have a role model that has accomplished
something similar before. You have a companion or more with you, someone to
share the misery and triumphs with. You have a map of where you will go and you
reach for smaller destinations and have mini-successes. There is usually an amazing prize or
accomplishment at the end.
I know how to
accomplish my goals, when there is an outside force working with me, and a
feeling of a long arduous journey with others. I have attempted and accomplished with flying colors many
goals I set for myself. I have my M. Ed in instruction and curriculum and I did
that as a working single parent of teens. I think using these epic journey
elements will help me accomplish my other more personal goals too.
