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I was in church yesterday and heard several people talk about how they hate New Year’s Resolutions and how they don’t even make them because it sets them up to fail. It was one of those moments where I had to bite my tongue because I LOVE New Years Resolutions! It’s a clean slate. You have a fresh start, a blank canvas of your year and can turn it into anything you want it to be. I don’t always achieve every single thing on my original list, but I do achieve most of it. And sometimes what I achieve is better than the original goal. Some of the other things don’t happen because my desire for them changes through the year and what seemed important on January 1, is let go of in pursuit of something better on June 1. But my life and my business would not be where they are without setting those resolutions! Here are some tips to keep you on track this year to reaching your goals.
- Do you have the education you need to accomplish your goal? This year one of my resolutions is to garden, raise chickens, plan an orchard and make progress towards my hippie goal of growing all my own food. Up until this point in my life, I have never managed to keep a house plant alive. Those of you that follow me on social media may remember our goat drama and know that we are NOT experienced farmers. If I set this goal, have no clue what I am doing, and charge forward I will set myself up to fail. I need education. I will be reading books, watching you tube videos AND enlisting HELP from experienced farmers!
- Do you offer forgiveness when you fall of the wagon? Two of my scariest resolutions this year are to not watch TV and not eat processed sugar for the ENTIRE YEAR! That is going to be hard! I love me some sugar and I love me some down time with the TV! As much as I am committed now, will there be some bad day in the future when I am just ready to quit and turn to a pint of Ben and Jerry’s and cuddle up with The Voice? Hopefully not, but if it does happen, all is not lost. I simply forgive myself and drink more green smoothies for the next few days.
Are you trying to start them all at once? I have a LOT of goals this year! I have goals for my home, my health, my spirituality, my relationships, my business, and my personal talents. (I am starting to paint and am playing the cello again!) If I try to change all of these at once, I can’t maintain that much structure. It’s too much too soon. Some of these goals will be implemented in phases. Right now, I am either painting or playing my cello once a week. In 2016 I want to play in the community symphony. It’s going to take practicing every day. But right now, I’m not ready for that. I will have to work up to it. Progress is progress, perfection is impossible.- Are you carving out time in your day to think and be still? That is essential for change. If change was easy, none of us would have bad habits. When you change, it will cause you to stretch and grow. It’s painful. Sometimes it’s physically painful, ask me about that tomorrow after my first workout of the year! Sometimes it is mentally painful. Sometimes it’s painful to your soul as you purify out your weaknesses and vices. When you don’t give yourself that time to be still, meditate and receive inspiration, it is working your physical body with no sleep. You can’t do it for very long before you just go back to the way it was. I would attribute the majority of resolution failure to not having time to think quietly.
- Do you have support in reaching your goals? Sometimes I post my goals for everyone to see. Sometimes they are very personal and too fragile to let anyone know. In either case, I do need support in reaching them. Sometimes it is asking the people that I love to pray for me. Sometimes it is getting a workout buddy. Sometimes it is in hiring a coach. That support often times looks different, but it is ESSENTIAL!
If you haven’t set your resolutions yet, please do it! Do it with faith that you have the ability to change and grow! Let go of the fear of failure. Failure is just a natural step on the path to success! For more details: business growth
I was in church yesterday and heard several people talk about how they hate New Year’s Resolutions and how they don’t even make them because it sets them up to fail. It was one of those moments where I had to bite my tongue because I LOVE New Years Resolutions! It’s a clean slate. You have a fresh start, a blank canvas of your year and can turn it into anything you want it to be. I don’t always achieve every single thing on my original list, but I do achieve most of it. And sometimes what I achieve is better than the original goal. Some of the other things don’t happen because my desire for them changes through the year and what seemed important on January 1, is let go of in pursuit of something better on June 1. But my life and my business would not be where they are without setting those resolutions! Here are some tips to keep you on track this year to reaching your goals.
If you haven’t set your resolutions yet, please do it! Do it with faith that you have the ability to change and grow! Let go of the fear of failure. Failure is just a natural step on the path to success! For more details: business growth
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