I think the hardest part is telling what is attainable and what isn't. I have a lot of "dreams" but I don't know how many of them are/can be aspirations at this point. However I can now say that my dream of going to WTT (which I did think was impossible) is now a full fledged aspiration! Now beyond that I just don't know.
Well, I think if it's something you really want, it's better to aspire to something impossible than to just assume that there is no point, and give up. Assuming that you're not going to surrender to a fit of despondency and throw yourself off a building if you don't achieve your aspiration, it's better to at least TRY.
I think you have to decide what it is important to you to accomplish (or at least try to accomplish), and what you might have to give up in the effort. Decide if it is worth it to you. Then set your plan, and go for it.
I'll use me & Tess as an example (because I'm proud of us, and because I think it's a good example). I decided that I wanted to take her to WTT because it would be fun, and because I wanted to prove that a Stafford could qualify for that. There are probably people who would have doubted that 2nd part, so that's an example of something that I could have been led to believe was impossible.
I knew I'd have to trial more heavily than usual to meet the qualifications. This involved a sacrifice of money, which meant I'd have to cut back later. I also knew that her intactness was likely to be a hassle, and ultimately, I decided that to meet my goal, I would give up the chance at breeding her again. I made the decision along the way that even if I lost my job, I was going to scrape up my last cent and go to this thing because it was what I'd been pushing for.
I think if you're going to achieve an aspiration, you do have to be somewhat single-minded about it. So probably best not to set too many at one time, unless they are steps along the way to a bigger aspiration. But in that case, keep most of your focus on the step immediately before you.
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Date: 2011-07-19 11:39 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-07-20 05:16 am (UTC)I think you have to decide what it is important to you to accomplish (or at least try to accomplish), and what you might have to give up in the effort. Decide if it is worth it to you. Then set your plan, and go for it.
I'll use me & Tess as an example (because I'm proud of us, and because I think it's a good example). I decided that I wanted to take her to WTT because it would be fun, and because I wanted to prove that a Stafford could qualify for that. There are probably people who would have doubted that 2nd part, so that's an example of something that I could have been led to believe was impossible.
I knew I'd have to trial more heavily than usual to meet the qualifications. This involved a sacrifice of money, which meant I'd have to cut back later. I also knew that her intactness was likely to be a hassle, and ultimately, I decided that to meet my goal, I would give up the chance at breeding her again. I made the decision along the way that even if I lost my job, I was going to scrape up my last cent and go to this thing because it was what I'd been pushing for.
I think if you're going to achieve an aspiration, you do have to be somewhat single-minded about it. So probably best not to set too many at one time, unless they are steps along the way to a bigger aspiration. But in that case, keep most of your focus on the step immediately before you.