Random Lottery-Style Effort

Looking at a blank "sheet of paper" reminds me of starting a new project. You know you have some ground to cover (or white space to fill in the case of writing a blog) but not sure how you are going to get there. I could fill the space with a whole bunch of random letters: ashhgushdnsboign and see if something of value comes out. There is a story about taking an infinite number of monkeys each with a type-writer and given an infinite amount of time, one would reproduce a classic literary work. My alternative to the random effort of lottery-style keypressing, considering my monkey-time is quite limited, is to put something of value into what I need to do. 

I have previously written about making every moment you have count, being positive and an encourager. None of this can be effectively achieved by random action. There has to be some plan and purpose to drive you forward. I can honestly say, it is not easy to write something, I think, has some value. The random keyboard dance seems like a great idea when facing a blank page, or even shutting down the computer and seizing a few more moments sleep. (Did you see what I did there?) Last week was very much one of those moments, but leading up to this morning's blog, I have had a number of comments that made me realise that there is a purpose and a function for these writings that has driven me to continue. Similarly with your new projects, find the purpose and it will give you the fuel to start, as well as to keep you going through the tough and mundane. Keeping your eyes focused on the end objective will give you means to the end, to coin a phrase. It is "Goal Setting 101", something we all know about but don't exercise enough in our personal lives. All of us have the big-dream type goal that is shrouded in mist and usually accompanied by the sound of harps and a choir... I'm talking about setting some realistic goals and putting in the purposeful effort to achieve them. Do some soul-searching, decide what it is you want to achieve and why. The why is probably the missing key for so many goals being missed or left along the road-side of life. You need the purpose to drive you towards the goal. Write down your goal in as much detail as you can. It may change along the way but you have to start with a clear target. Write done the "why". This must be straight from the heart and not based on what others want of you and for you. You can be motivated by others to a point but only your "why" can fuel you for the entire journey. 
As with any objective you must plan how you will reach your goal (no randomness allowed) and also set a date by when you think you can realistically achieve it. 
Revisit your "why" often, like going to a petrol station for a top up of fuel. For this reason, the "why" must be explicitly written down to remind you of your heart-felt desire for the goal. Re-reading your "why" should get you excited all over again and ignite the fires driving your engine when the toils of life have caused you to stall in your journey.