Someone said recently, “Define your goals as clearly as your fears.” Amen.
As a result of my recent interview with Jonathan Fields for the Good Life Project I heard from many artists who where inspired by my artistic and entrepreneurial journey. Musicians, painters, photographers, all sorts of creatives expressed their gratitude.
This month marks then end of my sixth year in business as an artist. As I reflect upon my journey, I remember how scared I was when I started.
I moved to a very expensive city, San Francisco, where I had no personal or business contacts and I had no plan.
But after a Blue Sky session I determined my potential target market and then I arrived at a very clear guiding goal, to earn over $100K in my first year in business painting.
This SMART goal not only shaped my daily priorities it focused my actions and steadied my fearful mind.
My actions where fueled by desire to become a successful artist and fear that I would fail.
Having lived with anxiety for a good part of my life, it was time to embrace a new relationship with fear so that it could become one half of the fuel mix needed to rocket me to success.
Jonathan Field’s 10 Commandments of Biz of Good Life Project, includes “Thou shall train thy Mind in the ALCHEMY of FEAR.”
Fear is our friend or our enemy depending on how we direct the energy. Fear kept, and still keeps me, moving towards my target. And I burn off the excess energy with long runs.
Don’t avoid your dreams because your scared, go for it because you are scared. Use the fuel.
As this year comes to a close, I encourage your to define your goals as clearly as your fears.
If you are going to be afraid, be afraid of never trying your level best to have what you desire in this life.
Don’t take time and opportunities to move for granted. Nothing lasts forever.
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