Do you believe in magic? If you asked me this question I’d say
“no.” When it comes to magic, there’s always a trick. This is why I don’t enjoy
watching a magician. I want to believe what she is performing is real, but I
know that I’m being deceived by her skilled ability to draw my attention away
from her hidden actions. Magic is trickery, not supernatural power.
There’s one exception. Goals. Let me illustrate.
The reason I’m writing this blog post on November 30th
at a time when I’d rather go to bed is because I have a goal to write two blog
posts each month. I’ve met this goal for the past couple years. Yes, I could
write on December 1st but then my website wouldn’t show two posts
for November. A goal works like a supernatural power to make things happen.
I experienced the same “magic” on October 31st.
At the beginning of the year I set a goal to get a flu shot by the end of
October. When I realized it was the last day of the month, I put forth the
effort to get my shot. No goal. No shot. Magic.
Where else can goals perform magic? Everywhere. I have a
goal to go to cycling class three times each week. At the beginning of the week
I write these classes on my calendar. Almost every day I can come up with a
reason to skip class just this once. But I don’t because I want to meet my goal.
Magic.
Where would you like to perform magic? Name it, and then
create a goal to get you there. In writing your goal, be specific. Make your
goal measurable and realistic, but don’t play it too safe. Your goal should
excite you. Most important, your goal should help you achieve something that
can only happened with the help of a little magic.
Copyright 2019. Patrice Jenkins. All Rights Reserved.
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