When I listed this goal, I thought about famous people and I thought about fictional characters. At the time, none stood out in my mind, so that is why I hadn’t made an entry yet.
Tonight, I started thinking about taskmasters who are good at accomplishing their long term goals. And one name came immediately to mind: KashaBunny. Her ability to juggle different detailed tasks, as reported in her account here on 43 Things, is just amazing. She has wrapped up a major educational accomplishment as one phase of her life, while finishing off a whole slew of medium-term and other long-term goals.
I understand that this strength of hers sometimes gets to her, and leaves her feeling a bit uneasy with the void of planned business (pronounced “busy-ness”). But I see it as a great strength, and I admire her so much for how good she is at it.
I’m not sure how she does it. She will report that she has 10 things to do. Then the next day she is down to 8 things. Then the next day down to 7. And I’m thinking, that’s 3 months in my book of working to get things done, and she did it in 3 days. But I do know that she will take little life-breaks, to refresh herself for another session of achievements. And I get the sense that she is successful at finishing things by working hard, applying her will and determination, all the while maintaining a strong sense of direction toward her goal (kind of like a marathon runner must visualize in order to get to the finish line).
So I will use her as an inspiration to me, to accomplish my goals in life – short-, medium-, and long-term. And I sense that she will be cheering me on. Thanks, KashaBunny.
