We all have goals… wishes or dreams we’d like to see accomplished in the time we are here on this planet. How often are our best intentions left on the table of “no action”? If you have a dream take the action to realize it… to make it complete!

One of the challenges of being a creative person is completion. The ability to complete projects. The main reason being Focus!… Or rather “Lack of Focus”! Focused Action is the key to completing any task. Whether the task is the great American novel or just getting the laundry done.

There are many reasons for the lack of focused action. Distractions of all kinds assail us daily. Sometimes it seems more important to do the laundry than to write the next chapter in that novel. Or maybe it’s seeing the latest movie. Of course, rationalizing that there may be some inspiration there to get you back to your creative project.

What does it take to put the blinders on and say, “Until I am done with this project, I will not be distracted by anything.”? It takes will power and committed focus to the project at hand. Some projects are too large to be able to stop everything. Though there have been creative individuals in the past, who wouldn’t eat or sleep unless someone made them, who had the inspiration and focused action to complete amazing projects. Jackson Pollock comes to mind.

If, even with your best intentions, you are having trouble staying focused on your goals, here are two possibilities you need to examine.

  • One: is your goal right for you?…
  • And Two: if it is, how important to you is completing this goal?

It may be that your original intention, your goal, has changed and what you are trying to achieve is no longer right for you. There is no shame here. You need to be aware if you are hanging on to something that isn’t right for you. If you don’t have a passion for your goal, distractions will continue to keep you from completion.

Then there is the second possibility, is it important to you that you complete the goal you set for yourself? This can be a heavy realization to come to… That what, at one time, seemed like a worthy aspiration, has become unimportant to you.

It may seem like I am always recommending introspection and you may be right. But if you are finding yourself stuck… Finding yourself with a lot of “shoulds” hanging over you and you find that your dreams, goals and aspirations are from years ago. You do need to sit back and ask yourself, “What is important to me? What do I really want to do with the time I have on this earth?” Make sure that the dreams and goals you choose, you truly have a passion for. Only then will you have the inspired, focused action that will take you to the completion of those aspirations.

To finding and living your true dreams,

- Gwen Baran