I recently joined Jon Acuff’s 30 Days of Hustle which is an awesome social media connection where a group of people are encouraging each other to reach a big goal. We are currently working on the second 30 days of Hustle and that’s twice as good.
Here’s the plan: Select your goal. Have the end in mind. And then everyday, purpose to keep that goal in view.
It reminds me of a story from back when I was a budding ballerina in 1965. Don’t laugh.
My parents signed me up because I was a tall, clumsy pre-schooler. They thought it might help me to be more graceful. It was not the first or the last kind thing they did for me. I loved my ballet class upstairs above Sangamon Avenue. I can still smell the smell of the wood floors and hear the creak of the steps as I climbed up to my ballet dancing still-not-too-graceful glory.
One thing Miss Debbie taught us (Yes, I can remember her name almost 50 years later. I had big dreams.) was developing the habit of setting your sights at a point in the distance when you twirl. When you twirl in a line across the floor, if you focus on the floor or on your feet or on the girl in front of you with the perfect bun, you will go off course and crash. Everyone. Not just the clumsy ones.
You have to eye a spot in the distance that is your goal, and focus on that. Then twirl.
Set your sights on a point in the distance. Set your goal high and aim for it with all your heart.
I’m still a tall, clumsy girl. Some things don’t change. Here’s something else that hasn’t changed: I will set my sights on a point in the distance and I will twirl.
Will you join me?
Excellent Blur Lynn! You took me to ballet class with you, I’ll be holding my head higher as we ice skate a 12km trail through the woods in Quebec today.
Younger Next Year written by Crowley talks similarly about having a kedge. He compares it to setting an anchor and pulling your boat to it with all your might. Wise words, thanks for the burst of energy!
Thanks, Patty. You are a remarkable twirler!