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   Thursday, September 6, 2007

What is Perfectionism? Perfectionism is defined as a meticulous drive to attain excellence. A perfectionist is one who has this characteristic.
'Perfectionism' is a most prevalent belief in our civilization. Notice that I used the word 'belief'.
Everywhere in this world of ours, perfectionism is regarded as good and desirable while imperfection is deem as bad or negative. Everybody wants everybody else to be perfect. Bosses want their employees to be flawless on the job. Parents want their kids to be the best. Perfectionists want their work and themselves to be perfect.
Since it is so strongly regarded as being positive, is Perfectionism really an absolute or universal value? In my opinion, it is not so.
To me, it is relative and is born of human conception. Perfection is an idea. It is an idea of a perceived ideal state of affair. However, things are the way they are. For every circumstances, the truth is what is at each instance. Perfection and imperfection are therefore merely attached values.
I am not suggesting that perfectionism is not good. I am suggesting that perhaps perfectionism can cast a controlling net over our expression of happiness. One can reach the required goal with or without being a perfectionist. To be a perfectionist, on the other hand, leave very little room for one to accept and love oneself unconditionally when a desired goal is not met. And when our desires are not met, we feel unhappy or cannot be fully satisfied. However, the truth is we only have each moment of the Present Moment to live in. By being perfectionist, our mind will be forever planning and thinking about the future or lamenting about what went wrong in the past. Because of these tendencies, many perfectionists are unable to feel satisfaction because in their perception they never seem to do things good enough to warrant that feeling of contentment.
From this, we can see a paradox of life. That is:
"How can one have perfect peace, self-love and joy when one is a perfectionist? "
Thank you for reading.


The Facts of Goal Setting
For an organized person or someone who dreams of achieving something, goal setting is of relative importance. Everyone wants to achieve something worthy of him, that's a fact. If you do not set goals then it will be hard for you to distinguish if your every move has been triumphant or not. Have you ever imagined your life without goals to reach for? Have you ever felt complete? Have you ever felt contented with the every venture you go for?
Whatever personality you have, you do have goals. You mark a line as to what to achieve and when to obtain them. Whatever aspect your goal may be whether it is about your finances, something concerning your loved ones, your health, your studies, your work, or any little contribution you may give to your community entails a series of processes so they get to be fulfilled.
The Importance of Goal Setting
Have you ever tried boarding a bus without any idea of where to go? Have you ever taken an exam without the slightest idea of what answers to write? Or have you ever lifted the phone without any idea of whom to call and talk to? Now this is like working on something without knowing what to expect and what to fulfill.
Goal setting is required so you will be able to reap the valuable fruits of your efforts. Such strategy is needed in attaining what you truly desire. Goal setting serves as an outline of the plans you engage yourself with and includes the reason as to why you need to obtain them. Goals must be definite and they must be achievable. The challenge that lies in it is how you will manage to climb your way to success.
Overall, goal setting gives you the room to gauge your progress and to see how well you've moved forward. If you're gradually accomplishing your target, then you can finally say that your goal setting scheme has worked well.
Things to Ponder On About Goal Setting
Goals inspire you. When you've set your goals, your drive to obtain them heightens. They move you towards their realization. General goals may often mislead you as you do not know for a fact which to focus on first. On the other hand, a much precise drawn goal is much easier to achieve as the direction you have to take is clearer and much recognizable.
Goal setting should be placed in a hierarchy. In accordance to being organized, your goals should be drawn as per their importance. There are different levels of goals and what matters most is to be sure that you want it and that you are determined to reach for it.
Goals ought to be written not just on a paper but also in your heart. For you to be gifted with great focus, it is best to specify, quantify, and clarify the goals you desire for.
Goals call for criteria. It does not necessarily mean that you be satisfied with the most minimal achievement just so you can say you've already obtained your goal. If you can push it to the highest limits, the better.
Goals must involve positive assertion. Once you've set your mind on a specific goal, you should stick to it. Whatever the obstacles that may come your way should be overcome.
The power of the mind coupled with the willingness of the individual enhances the materialization of the set goals. Moreover, goal setting is a vital ingredient in drawing success right into your midst.


Concept Combination For Creative Problem Solving
There are many creative problem solving techniques used by inventors to come up with new solutions to old problems. For sheer innovation, though, it's hard to beat the technique of concept-combination. Just start combining ideas and things, and voila, you're having fun - and maybe creating something new.
Innovation or Inovation?
Combining the concept of search engine misspellings with article writing gave me "inovation." What good is that? Well, now that I've used the misspelled word twice, the thousand people every month that type "inovation" into search engines can find this article.
"Search engine" combined with "people," could lead to the first search engine devoted entirely to information on individuals. "People" plus "advertising" might lead to the first large-scale paid-tatoo-placement campaign. Want a monthly stipend for having a Coke logo on your forehead?
Much of the innovation you see in the business world is nothing more than combining existing ideas. For a ton of new business ideas, just combine the concept of "home delivery" with almost anything. Parties, tax preparers, rental swimming pools? Would people pay to have these things delivered?
Using Creative Problem Solving Techniques
In the process of innovation, you need to be careful not to stifle creativity. This means allowing ideas to come without judging them at first. It also means using techniques only as tools, not as a rules. If your mind goes off on a creative tangent - let it.
Randomly combining things is a great mental exercise when you're driving or daydreaming. A boat and a bicycle becomes a waterski-bike that glides across the lake using pedal-power. Combining stock-trading and McDonalds has you imagining the selling of stocks and bonds at drive through windows.
For more specific problems, you just look for things to combine with what you already have. If your taxi business is struggling, combining "taxi" and "pets" might lead to a successful arrangement with a kennel, to pick up and deliver their client's cats and dogs. "Famous people," might give you the idea to run some sort of tour of the town, like they do in Hollywood.
For maximum creativity in your innovation, look far and wide for concepts to combine. "Meditation" and "amusement parks" seem too unrelated to yield interesting combinations, but I'll bet people at a carnival would pay to be put into a meditative trance using the latest brainwave entrainment technologies.

Steve Gillman has been studying brainpower enhancement, creative problem solving, and related topics for years. Learn more, and subscribe to his free Mind Power Course, at: http://www.IncreaseBrainPower.com/mind-power.html