What do you most love to do? Would you like to be better at doing it? If so, Ira Riklis recommends that you make a resolution to improve then stick with it for as long as it takes. After he learned early on that he loved to ski, he went skiing as often as he could. He took many lessons, both group and private, and got better over time. He got plenty of enjoyment from the sport, as he gradually went from a rank beginner to an advanced skier.
If got to the point where he could more or less handle any slope, but still not with the degree of confidence or elegance he aspired to. He gazed longingly at expert skiers who could speed down any terrain with grace and style. Like many of us who reach a plateau we can’t seem to climb above, Ira Riklis had nearly resigned himself to the feeling that he had gotten as good as he would ever get.
Then, after twenty years of skiing, he met the coach who could help him reach that next level. Such opportunities don’t always come along, but the moral of the story is to hold onto your dreams and resolve to do you best to bring them to life.