Giving Up The Goal

For many months now, completing this site - or at least the structure and presentation of it - has been one of my primary goals. My hope is that this will become a virtual expression of myself, of the work that I do, of my creations, of my expression, of my learning, and of my wisdom. Looking around, I’m sure you will see that the site is far from complete. Many rough edges remain - invalid links, graphics out of place, empty folders…nor any music posted…anywhere.

When I’m passionate about something, I tend to become hyper-focused on the outcome. In the case of West.FM, I wanted to have the site finished and polished before posting anything. And over the months, I found that the unfinished state of the site, coupled with the focus on the goal, became an obstacle. In a way, the goal itself became a way to justify my inaction.

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