Things that go through my head when I walk to the store with a dollar
This is me. I’m the idiot kid who is trying to remember one thing, but on the way to get it, is distracted by a million others.
I was complaining about this to Seth, whose mention of law school made me want to go to law school. Of course, just this weekend, I’ve also wanted to pursue a career as a caricature artist, copywriter, urban farmer, analytics consultant, and author. I blame catching up on TED talks for some of those, but the point is, anytime I see someone involved in an amazing project, I want to be involved too.
Seth said that choosing one path at the exclusion of others can make it more valuable. He definitely has a point. Later I was catching up on Google Reader (I get so behind!) and a link from Yancy about dreams and blessings, and one from Jared Covington about the value of goals had me considering again how to decide what to pursue.
That great goals motivate is a given. But are great goals created– the product of worthy objectives, deliberation and desire? Or are they the low hanging fruits that immediately attract us and compel us to continue?
Being as easily distracted as I am, I tend to sort through all the attractive possibilities and decide which ones really make sense to pursue. But that seems counter-intuitive, especially in the face of the idea that if you’re not already taking action, it’s a bad goal. How do you decide?
June 11th, 2009 at 8:18 pm
This is why we’re friends! In terms of deciding what to do with our lives, we have so many competing interests. If I knew the answer to your quandary, I’d tell you but if that was the case, my life would probably be a little different by now.
June 11th, 2009 at 10:08 pm
I LOVE this!
Also…I love that sesame street clip. I still get “a loaf of bread, a gallon of milk, and a stick of butter” stuck in my head sometimes. Sesame Street obviously had a lasting impact on my life.
June 11th, 2009 at 10:38 pm
Yeah me too. Also, I want to work for Sesame Street.