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Never Make the Goal Too Rigid
It’s important to have a goal — but it needs to retain flexibility.
You never know what you may get. When you set a goal for yourself you still need to leave the Universe some wiggle room.
What does that mean? It means that having a goal is important. But at the same time, there needs to be room for it to expand beyond your intent.
The Universe is a funny thing. It is made up of abundance and endless possibilities, far beyond our ability to comprehend it.
When you set out to do something — say you intend to make a living as a voice actor — there should be a goal. But the goal needs to be balanced between being vague and too specific.
I want to be a famous voice actor is far too vague. It’s my desire to be the main voice actor for a Disney hit is too specific and rigid. I desire to be a voice actor for film and television sets the goal with enough room for interpretation and unexpected awesomeness.
To be fair, you could get more specific. I want to earn decent money as a voice actor is too vague. It’s my desire to earn a million dollars from voice acting for movies is too specific and rigid. I desire to earn a million dollars from voice acting in film, TV, and any other options that come my way leaves the door open for…
