Today I was asked what my goals were. I didn't set any this year. I mean, yeah I'm attempting to take one solid picture a day. That picture might be technically great or have a story attached. But for real life goals I don't have any. I have long term things I'd like to get done. But don't have thing short term. Maybe this is something I should do.
A lot of people set goals that require discipline. Financial discipline, dietary discipline, education are some of the popular ones. I had once set a goal that I'd gain 35 pounds. Never achieved or even came close. To be honest, I think that's harder than losing weight. Another goal I had was to teach myself C# in a way that I could write some cool app, but again lack of discipline and real desire got in the way.
i think the problem is, most of the times the things that I wanted or needed to do was always out of necessity. I haven't needed to weigh more, I certainly have had career success without the ability to write my own app. Even photography became a thing from where I just taught myself without setting out to become a photographer. I don't know what it is to have purposeful discipline. To have a drive to do something based on an arbitrary deadline.
I liken myself to a just-in-time person. I'd like to change that. But I don't know how. it would be way to cliche to say this is my New Years goal is to become goal oriented. But it is something I'd like to figure out.
Maybe my photo project as random as it is, it might be the key to becoming disciplined to do something just for the sake of doing it. Keep me accountable people.
thanks for reading.
-kurt