2019 is here
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Have you sat down and thought about this past year? When you look back at December of 2017 are you in a different place now then you were back then? I make a habit of looking back over my year to see if anything has changed… have I grown, am I different, did I accomplish what I set out to accomplish?
The thing with goals is that it is great to have them, it is even great to write them down… but if you don’t do anything with them then what's the point! What are some of the things you dream about, some of the ideas that you keep telling yourself are crazy, the things that you haven’t even dared to speak aloud to anyone?
Here are a few things I have learned when it comes to setting and achieving your goals and dreams.
Your mind - You have to set your mind. You have to make the choice that you are going to reach those goals no matter what gets in your way, no matter what people think, no matter how hard it gets. You are just going to keep going! Your life goes in the direction of your most frequent thoughts so think about what you are thinking about.
Your plan - you must have a plan. I have heard it time and time again, a dream or goal without a plan is just a wish. And wishes are great and all but let's be real… we wish for a lot of things in life that actually never happen. So let's stop wishing and make it happen. Write out a plan, something that you can do, something that you can put into practice, something that you can actually see changing and stick to that plan!
Your partner - who is going to walk on this journey with you. Lack of accountability is the major reason why most people quit or give up on their goals and dreams. Who are you letting in, who is walking beside you, who is checking in to see how you are and how your plan is coming along? Find someone who will give you a little grace and truth, that will push you, that will not let you just give up, that will be your biggest cheerleader and invite them in to your goals. Talk to them regularly, tell them how you are doing, allow them to get in your business. I don’t really like accountability because I don’t like people seeing my failures but that is all part of it and if you want it bad enough you will gladly welcome accountability.
You’re worth it - when helping coach people, especially women, they feel guilty for putting themselves and their goals above anyone else's. Above their family, their kids, their significant other, their job, their church… literally anyone else. Let me tell you, the best thing you can do for all of those other things begging for your attention is to be the best version of you possible. Choose to believe that you are worth it, that you have what it takes, that you are loved, and treasured, that God has amazing plans for you and the things going on in your life right are not a surprise to him.
As you sit down and look back over 2018 are you where you want to be? Have you reached the goals you wanted to reach? I tend to forget how far I have come but when I look back I am graciously reminded that I am not in the same place, that there has been significant change, that I have reached some of the goals I wanted to reach. Look back, take an inventory and if you don’t like what you see then by all means do something about it!!!!
Why…
You must have a why that is stronger than your feelings, stronger than other people's opinions, stronger than your lack of ambition. A why that makes you so sick of being where you currently are that you will do almost anything to make a change.
