Yesterday my group gathered to once again attempt forward movement on the project that has been looming over our heads for the better part of the semester. Anyone looking at us would have confirmed that we were a sad bunch. Most of our motivation had departed the night before after our concept came crashing down, destroying what was once considered a steady base.
As we all sat there staring at each other, I decided that maybe the principles in all of these marathon training books I've been reading recently could apply to strenuous long term projects as well. I mean, running 26.2 miles and working on a project that can bring you to the brink of insanity seem pretty similar to me. Anyway, in my head it all made sense. So here I am sitting in front of a group of 5 Creatives and I'm giving my best inspirational speech about "Locus of Control." I was trying to get across the point that your mindset really shapes a situation. If you have an internal locus of control, you can convince yourself that you can accomplish something, no matter how ridiculously hard you might have to work to do it. However, if you have an external locus of control, you give in easily and decide that your input won't make a difference. So after this whole "You've got to believe to achieve" rant that I've gone on, someone in my group says, "Wait, did you say Locust of Control? Isn't that some kind of bug?"
My only response, "Yes, yes it is."
I think I'm really starting to get through to them.
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