motivation

THE DAILY MOTIVATOR
Thursday, November 5, 2009

Committed to make it work
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Do you hesitate to take action because you're not sure if
you'll be effective? Remember that achievement is built on
efforts that work as well as efforts that don't work.

Some of your individual efforts may not bring the desired
results. Yet when you are committed to keep doing whatever
is necessary, you are sure to find a way.

The important thing is to focus on the goal, and put your
energy into doing your best to reach that goal. Accept that
you may not get the result you desire, then step forward
anyway, and do everything within your power to achieve that
result.

At the very least, you'll gain valuable experience. And with
enough experience, you'll eventually be able to get it
right.

It's true that there are no guarantees. After all, if it
were a sure thing, someone else, far less capable than you,
would have already claimed the prize.

Go ahead and make the effort. It will work when you're
committed to make it work.

Ralph Marston

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Lunching alone

Ok - I am a freelance business professional with 12 years invested in both contract and freelance work. I am also a photographer. And I work alone a lot of the time.
Recently, I've come to need to get out of the house. I need to just pack up and go. Thus, there are days when no matter what, I eat alone while I work.

Some still stare at the woman eating alone. I wear my wedding ring always. I'm not trying to meet anyone. I don't want to be a hanger outer in the local dive.

I'm sitting here eating a not so good salad. The chicken is chopped up into little itsy bitsy pieces and the iceburg lettuce is boring. But I needed food and I needed to get away from the house.

So here I sit and some bar fly is seated at the counter. He's already loud enough I hear every word he speaks. As I felt his gaze, I looked up and he gave me that smile....that questioning " are you available" smile. Dammit, I came here to be away but to also be alone. Clearly he is a well liked regular. But still....
I didn't plan on this kind of distraction.

When is alone isolating? Because I'm not isolating. I am just alone today. And that does not mean lonely. I could have gone to a more expensive lunch spot....but this has a nice view of the river.
Hmph.