Monday, 23 June 2008
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Buckets of Cold Water and an Umbrella
Setting a personal goal begins with a single thought that flutters through our mind like a summer breeze.
As we return to this thought it begins to evolve into an idea which we visit regularly.
It is at this point that our idea will either be allowed to flourish into a goal, or is squashed and ground beneath our heel.
Five years ago I had a thought which became an idea.So excited was I that I raced to friends and family for them to share my enthusiasm.Few people can immediately share your vision – because it is yours alone and sometimes words cannot fully express it – yet.
So here come the buckets of cold water.
The technology isn’t available.
The cost would be prohibitive
How would it work?
Who has the IT knowledge to create this?
….and on it goes.
As the words tumble down on us we feel our enthusiasm wane, dilute and begin to drain.
Doubt replaces the vacated space.
Maybe they are right.
How silly of me to even think about it.
I knew it was outside my expertise
Perish the thought that I might succeed!!
Forget it.
It is easier to walk away because to not do so opens us to ridicule and “I told you so” from the spectators.
How often is a brilliant idea lost before it has the opportunity to become a goal?
How often, in the future, do we see the maturation of ‘our idea’ being developed and feted by someone else?
“Oh,” we say, “ I thought of that…”
My thought, all those years ago, was of an ‘accountability partnership’ online. My idea was a website where I could personally provide one-on-one guidance, an interactive diet, a food planner that as you fill it in it displays on my screen and all the tools for successful weight loss without physically attending a class.
My goal of the WeighInOnline website has been realized and was launched last Tuesday in partnership with an amazingly talented technical and creative team.
Yes there were challenges - buckets and buckets of cold water.
But I brought an umbrella.
Nurture, embrace and follow your thoughts-ideas-goals - their realization is in your hands.
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