Harrison Ford, Carpenter
When Harrison Ford first went to Hollywood to try to break into the movie industry, he would go on one audition after another and spend untold time waiting for call backs that never came. He decided that he would learn how to be a carpenter as a way to spend his time in between auditions. He enjoyed working with his hands and became very good at his craft, even designing wooden garage doors for wealthy people in Beverly Hills. He found that when he went on auditions, he was no longer as nervous and no longer as worried about getting call backs. And guess what? He started getting parts, bit parts at first, until he landed the role of Hans Solo in Star Wars. He attributes his success, at least in part, to his decision to become a carpenter.
This is an example of indirect procedures. The success of not seeking a goal in mind but just enjoying oneself, making oneself useful, and letting things happen.
