I’m tired but inspired.
I just managed to get myself up early to participate in a Twitter chat. It was the next best thing to being in Nashville and participating in the event itself. Jon Acuff, the famed Quitter author and conference leader, had an idea to hold an event called 5 Club. Basically, a bunch of crazy dreamers in Nashville met at 5 a.m. to dream big. Those of us not fortunate enough to live in the Nashville area joined via the Twitter community. Not quite the same as being there, but at least I could stay in my PJs.
From what I could keep up with via tweets, this was the gist of what they talked about. They identified four things.
- Ridiculous goal(s)
- The finish line
- What a small win looks like
- The enemy
I came up with three ridiculous goals.
- Finish my book and put it out there.
- Record an LP of original songs and give proceeds to charity.
- Help fund music education in third world countries.
Goal number one doesn’t feel so ridiculous, as I’ve been working on it for awhile. The closer you get to the finish line, the less ridiculous a goal seems.
Goal number two is exciting to me, but is going to involve a lot of work. Practicing guitar, writing song after song until I find one worthy of recording and figuring out how to afford recording costs. One fellow tweeter gave me a great idea for a smaller finish line for this one: start off by recording ONE song and put it on my website. I think this is a great starting point.
Goal number three is so big and crazy that I have no idea where to even begin. But there it is in all it’s ridiculousness.
Getting up for the 5 Club was good. It encouraged me and also showed me that I CAN get up early. I’m even functional.
Many thanks to all the fellow 5 Club members and all their encouragement. Good luck with all your ridiculous goals!
I am inspired just reading your posts! I need to start setting some goals for myself – even if they seem totally crazy. How else will I have something to work towards? 🙂