Really Digging the Destuckification

I've recently become reacquainted with Havi Books' blog, The Fluent Self. Not only do I like her whole purpose and concept of "unstucking" yourself from unhelpful patterns in your life, I really like her approach and communication style. Not only is this the type of influence I needed to find right now but I also find her to be personally inspirational and motivating. I downloaded her free sample of the "Emergency Calming Techniques" product and she's got some great things to share to the world. (by the way, no one is paying me to say this.) Thanks Havi!

The universe has started to answer my last question -- Already!

Or so I think...

This posting here on Copyblogger accidentally fell into my lap when perusing Danielle LaPorte's ever-wise, uplifting , and inspirational blog and subsequent twitter site. The Copyblogger posting talks about the motive of one's writing, specifically when blogging and about how it can come from either a self-serving motive or in service of one's audience. Though I don't necessarily see a blog as my end all be all, it's undoubtedly going to provide initial and ongoing value for both me -- and if I'm lucky-- for others. It really makes perfect sense that if you're blogging just to make revenue, the content would wind up diluted, weak, and drab. To this end, being in service of others is actually self-serving, only it's a backwards way of getting there. A difference that makes all the difference in the world.

What's really funny about this find in a without-a-doubt- non-coincidental way, is that the blogger who directed me to this posting on providing valuable content as gifts to your readership...was a blogger who provides this for me. What a perfect circle.

Though this doesn't answer my question entirely about what to focus on, it does give me a motive to live by. I also got to see my question start to be answered much faster than expected....Priceless. I'm learning that you really do get what you ask for.

The Challenge

Every two weeks I will focus on a specific principle. It may be a spiritual, philosophical, or some sort of pop-psychology principle, to be determined by me. Each posting may or may not consist of my observations on the current principle, but the majority of them will be.

The reasoning behind choosing to select such an ambitious goal for myself is that I’ve found life to be better, even easier, when I’m focusing on something larger than the day-to-day concerns of my life. Even as my writings will always come from my vantage point, providing a guiding principle as a framework should prove to be fulfilling.

Inside of this task I’m giving myself, I can’t help but think, who am I to take such a thing on? Surely I will fail to live up to some expectation. However I soon rest easy as I remind myself of the whole thing about life being about enjoying the process and the only way to learn and grow is to fail along the way. But wait, then I worry further, what if I am so full of crap and people call me out on it? This one has me really terrified. We all want to be accepted by others. Yet the fact is, it’s impossible to please everyone. And so, with a heavy heart that is scared to open itself up to the world, I will embark.

Today’s google gadget “Quote of the day” is perfect for such an occasion, courtesy of Jack London: You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.