The two “Something to Think About” questions for this issue (hooray! Only two!) are around the idea that the to bring change in your life, you first have to be that change, i.e.–if you want more/better friends in your life, you have to be a better friend first. Give of yourself, and then you’ll receive what you think you need.
- “Ask yourself: ‘What do I need more of in my life?’”
I personally would like more courage and focus. I want the courage to take the risk and start making queries to publishers to become a more published writer. Blogging is easy–I write it, I publish it. Although it can be seen as a risk to “put myself out there,” I don’t see this as super-risky because I won’t reject my writing. It’s getting approval (and validation) from someone else that scares the crap out of me. For focus–I just want to be able to set a long-term goal that’s related to my career and achieve it. - “Write down how you can begin giving away what you need most in your life.” I suppose that if I want courage, I should encourage others as much as possible (I’m guessing that if I do that, I’ll think, “Well, this isn’t so difficult. I can do it!” How do I give away focus though? Focus on others? That seems a little counter-intuitive. Shouldn’t I focus on my own life? What do you think?
