Creating My Mountain

Living Large was something of a new concept to me a year ago.

This month marks my first year of blogging and if you've read my blog or the telling of my story on Talking Story, you know that I've come a long way in that time. Since these things have been on my mind, it seems fitting that Rosa would tag me.

Living Large reminds me of an article I wrote in the early days of blogging. The article talks about everyones desire to be a part of something important.

"Infact, higher purpose is such a vital ingredient to the human psyche that a scripture says, 'Where there is no vision, the people perish.'"

Higher purpose or that sense of having something important to strive for is what I think of when it comes to goals and Living Large. In the beginning, I spent time setting goals and striving for the summit of the mountain but now as I reach the summit I realize that those goals aren't audacious enough.

With that in mind, I re-evaluated them and here is what I've come up with:

• Make my first $1,000,000 AND insure that everyone I care about finds financial freedom as well.
• Work on my spiritual relationship with the one who created all things and gave me breath.
• To one day thank each and every one of the people who have touched my life and helped me in my process of becoming a leader, in person (Can't wait to get started on this one).
• Find more time to get back to writing the books, articles and blog posts I've been meaning to work on.
• Travel and see the world. Namely Japan.
• Be more vocal about my love and affection for all of you. I want to develop better relationships as a whole with people.

My mountain has just gotten much bigger hasn't it? The experience of creating my own mountain instead of allowing it to create me is such a fascinating experience.

Most of the points above stem from a desire to pay forward on the love and guidance I was afforded. I suppose you could say that I decided to start listening to what people are telling me. You see, since started writing at Live Your Best Life, an increasing number of people have been telling me that I have a talent for words and those words are inspiring.

Compliments have always been something I'm swift to hand out. Accepting them on the other hand has always been difficult. I suppose this is why I struggled with the role of being a leader or mentor.

However, I see that it is my transparency and giving nature that lends to my ability to lead. So, my final goal in the Living Large category is to mentor and build up everyone who wants to create change in their life. Life is to short to remain repressed and broken.

A quote shared by Karen Wallace sums it up perfectly. When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me".

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Tim Draayer feels blessed to have been invited to contribute to JJL and to be surrounded by a terrific group of readers and contributors.

Comments

[Rosa Say]

Welcome to our JJL Authors ‘Ohana Tim! This is a great way to start, sharing your goals with us in the spirit of Greg’s Live Large challenge, for we’re eager to support you in achieving them: Learning gives us all more air in our lungs for the mountain climbing we do.
I’ve truly enjoyed reading your own blog and watching your writing talents emerge ever stronger, and I’m very excited about the decision you’ve made to stretch and strengthen here with us too. Kūlia i ka nu‘u kakou; we reach for the highest possible summits together in the power of we.

[Karen Wallace]

Bravo Tim! What an amazing set of goals - thank you for sharing them with us, for they are immensely personal and immensely powerful. Making the mountain bigger and setting goals that inspire you is such an uplifting process, isn't it?

Hopefully we can all join with you in this beautiful community of ours in learning to accept compliments as they come. For I am sure they will continue to flow your way...

[Martysue Conklin]

Tim, as always, I really enjoyed your article here. Your path is what I aspire to follow in.... with your help of course. I am truly amazed at all you have accomplished in just one short year. I'm proud to say I not only know you, but have the privilege of working with you. And I know you'll achieve all of your present goals.... and more!

[Tim Draayer]

Ladies, thank you very much for the positive feedback and the kind words. I look forward to this year, I just know its going to be a wonderful year for all of us.