I have been super focused on some goals lately. I keep posting about Quitter the book and Quitter the conference and how much of an impact each has had on my life. I am in a point in my life where I am unhappy professionally and I am trying to make steps toward fixing that.

Some days I feel so hyper focused on this ultimate goal of “getting out” of this situation I’m in that the act of pursuing drains me. Sometimes I stop and think, “Why am I doing this again?”

I’m glad that part of the Quitter Conference this past time was reminding us that the ultimate goal of pursuing our dreams is not to escape. I needed that reminder. Some days that’s all my mind focuses on. I need to write more pages or come up with some brilliant song idea so I can get out of this job that drains me so much.

I need to remember why pursuing dreams is important.

It gives you something to look forward to in your day. I hesitate to say it gives you something to live for, because I know I have other things to live for; my faith, my marriage. Somedays it does feel like something to live for. It fuels the rest of my day.

I’ve found that the melody I write is running through my head all day as I go through the motions at work. The blog post that I wrote this week that really connected with someone makes me smile.

Those are the things that make it worthwhile. The joy it brings to me. Not the fact that it just might, if all the right things fall into place, save me from my current situation.

This is what I will try to focus on when I want to just stay in bed and get an extra hour of sleep. This is what I will remind myself of when I feel I’m fighting exhaustion constantly and this damn ear thing refuses to clear up.

Spending time doing things that matter to me brings life to my life.