Importance and Becoming

This week, I learned about the book, Your Emotional Footprint.  I immediately purchased this book because I wanted to understand what motivates me and others.  I have received valuable insights so far in this class, but this book might be the clincher to my lack of motivation.  I hope so.  I want to move forward with my life and my goals, but there is still something holding me back.  I think I know what it is and I’m struggling with overcoming it.  As I read the first pages of this book (thank you, Amazon Prime!) and Woody Woodward wrote about importance, I’m more convinced this is what I’m looking for.  Not that I need to be important, but I do need to feel that my goal is important – that it will make a difference – that it will help someone other than myself.  I don’t need to the change the world kind of importance.  I just need to know that it is more than making money.  Perhaps, I just need to launch and the importance will follow. 

It was also comforting to hear Mr. Ritchie say that even at his age, he is still learning and becoming better.  I didn’t list that as one of my fears, but I know I want to continue learning and becoming better.  As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I know that life doesn’t end at death and it didn’t begin at birth.  I know that we are always becoming.  I don’t think I’ll ever be bored if I’m always striving to BECOME.