This evening I had been wanting to watch TV, or play some games here in facebook; however, my determination had finally gotten a better hold of me. It shook me awake and told me it’s time to sit down and...at least write something...
And just what does this word “Determination” mean? On the surface, it means arriving at one’s conclusion in deciding to do something in which the decision to act upon cannot be swayed otherwise.
How many times have we thought of doing something and only to end up putting it off for another day... then for yet another day “when the time comes along?” In the end, that “something” was never done.
When we move to further analyze the definition of this word, “determination” actually takes an active part in our lives because it helps enable us to move forward. Once our goal is acted upon, things are done, and we are free to move forward. This decision needs a lot of our self-discipline to carry out. It is different from the word “Decide”, for whenever we decide to do something it does not always mean that we are going to do it. Without “determination”, our decisions would easily be swayed and distracted, and then before we know it, the time has passed and the things that should have been done, remain still incomplete.
Another way to define the word “determination” is, knowing that we have summed up everything, and come to the conclusion that something definitely needs to be acted upon. It is a conclusion to convince ourselves that this time we are going to put our foot down and make things happen.
Many great leaders of the world have great determination. It helps them to make decisions that are beneficial to them, as well as others in their country as a whole. A person without determination is easily swayed from his/her own decision to make a change for the greater good.
“Determination” also allows us to acknowledge our own beliefs. When we believe that we can do something, we then make the final conclusion to act according to our own beliefs. We should never ignore this principle, for life takes on special meaning when we have our own convictions supporting our determining ideals. This faith in our actions helps us to succeed in our goals.
When a person is determined to achieve success, he/she will most likely become successful. Determination helps us to discipline ourselves. How we meet our own future greatly relies upon how determined we are when making our own decisions.
Let us all ask ourselves the following question:
“How determined am I to succeed?”
If you know the answer, then start your journey towards your own conclusion today!
Thank you for sharing this essay and your philosophical point of view on "determination," Sandie. It gives the reader pause for thought. Love and best wishes to you,
Not to worry anything about constructive criticism. I don't favor any editors. To me, it's just a matter of opinions when comparing one editor to another. I have high regards for you also.
However, I feel that many authors in AD do not take the constructive criticism well. I am also very honest person. In the past I have also been giving some constructive criticism to others and were not well-received, but that doesn't bother me, because receiving comments from others is the rights of each author. My words are not gold, and neither are yours. Authors have the rights to reject our opinions, even it it meant well. I do respect your opinion though. Not to worry about it.
I'm glad you are doing some book editing for others. Good luck with your projects!
A good article for our time when technology has brought us into multitasking and other distractions making taking time to accomplish great things harder.
I am determined to get back to finishing my trilogy I stopped writing about a year and a half ago. However, I'm also determined to post my mother's recipes to my website first, and have agreed to edit two books that are both taking a great deal of time. And, I have dedicated considerable time to commenting like this on AD submissions by authors because I see that there is a dirge of response to most postings as though everyone is so egotistical as to post their stuff without caring about what others post.
Unfortunately, constructive criticism can backfire, like in my last comment to you. That won't deter me from my determination to help writers become better writers like the wonderful article posted by La Belle Rouge here this morning.
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Not to worry anything about constructive criticism. I don't favor any editors. To me, it's just a matter of opinions when comparing one editor to another. I have high regards for you also.
However, I feel that many authors in AD do not take the constructive criticism well. I am also very honest person. In the past I have also been giving some constructive criticism to others and were not well-received, but that doesn't bother me, because receiving comments from others is the rights of each author. My words are not gold, and neither are yours. Authors have the rights to reject our opinions, even it it meant well. I do respect your opinion though. Not to worry about it.
I'm glad you are doing some book editing for others. Good luck with your projects!
Sandie :o)
I am determined to get back to finishing my trilogy I stopped writing about a year and a half ago. However, I'm also determined to post my mother's recipes to my website first, and have agreed to edit two books that are both taking a great deal of time. And, I have dedicated considerable time to commenting like this on AD submissions by authors because I see that there is a dirge of response to most postings as though everyone is so egotistical as to post their stuff without caring about what others post.
Unfortunately, constructive criticism can backfire, like in my last comment to you. That won't deter me from my determination to help writers become better writers like the wonderful article posted by La Belle Rouge here this morning.
Ron