Going to the Next Level
January 9, 2010 • By Teresa R. Jones
Since we are
on the dawn of a new year, you probably have taken some time to reflect over
the past year. This is usually the time
of the year when people set new goals.
Perhaps you want to pursue a college degree, start a business, or plan the
dream vacation of a lifetime. Also, people
make resolutions to correct bad habit or consider other areas of their lives,
which require improvement. However,
before progress can take place, we must assess where we currently are.
Awhile back,
someone told me about a book called Going
to the Next Level by Ellis Powell.
I enjoyed Powell's creative and reinforcing writing style, which leaves
an indelible impression. When you pick
up your copy of Return to Your First Love,
I would recommend adding Going to the
Next Level to your shopping cart. I
have found it to be a reference tool worthy to add to my Study and Meditation
Room.
Teresa R.
Jones
Author, Return to Your First Love
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Last month I discussed the challenge of getting started. If getting started is challenging enough, if you are like me, sometimes I grapple to keep going. This is especially true when the results you seek are not instantaneous for a goal you are trying to reach, or for a difficult situation you want resolved. Oftentimes, it is not the trial or the task itself that wears us down, but it is the length of it that causes us to waver. Circumstances can become even more daunting when we can't determine the outcome.
Who among us has not been tempted to exclaim, "I wish I could chuck the whole thing and get away from it all?" Who has never become "fed up" and known an urge to escape? Who has never cried, "I've had about as much as I can take!" Yet would fleeing be the answer? Would not frustrations still hound us? Would we not take our problems with us?
We are more than midway into April, which means a third of the year is almost over. I know many of us made resolutions at the beginning of the year. This is good because it shows that some effort was made to plan. However, we make plans, but how often do we go beyond doing just that? Do we take the first step toward our goal? Do we become overwhelmed just thinking about the magnitude of the task? I must admit, I have been guilty of procrastination. It seems like the hardest part sometimes is getting started.
