This year I gave some extra thought and prayer to what my goals would be. I; like most of you feel like a failure when I don’t achieve the goals so by February I find myself giving up on that “resolution”. I hate calling them resolutions. Goal is much more fitting. The entire point of yearly goals isn’t to “resolve” but rather to “move the needle forward”. Its so that I can live intentionally and not aimlessly. This year I developed 8 goals. I also chose a word that I feel will highlight my overall goal for this year. Those goals I will share with you in a later blog. For now I would like to share 5 things I feel help keep me on track with my goals. If you build these into your plan I guarantee you will see progress by the end of the year!
1. Clean Out the Closet/ Start Fresh
How many of you need a clean office before your able to start a project? Yep thats what you need to do in whatever goal you set. Start fresh. Go get that new pen and new journal. Clean out the cupboards. If you really want to set your mind to something you need to have an inviting environment to do it in!
2. Be Nice to Yourself
The negative self talk has to stop. If all we do is constantly shame ourself or talk negatively then we are really in an uphill battle. As women we can be so tough on ourself. We are truly our worst critic. As I have battled losing weight often I was so critical. Even when I had a really good week and the scale showed it I would tell myself yeah but I could have done … better. Or Id have a really emotional week and if I gained (even in the slightest) Id hoist all kinds of shame upon myself. I believe I quit so many time because I was too hard on myself. Id come to the conclusion that I simply can’t do this and I’m not good enough. If you battle really bad with negative self-talk start with a simple activity. Make yourself stand in the mirror each morning (or evening) and say one nice thing (out loud) to yourself.
3. Not Too Nice to Yourself
Notice I put be nice to yourself above (not too nice). Being nice to yourself really is key however anything worth achieving is tough. Don’t be so relaxed that your not being honest with yourself. Its important to “keep it real” and be honest. This leads me to my next point.
4. Build in Accountability
We need to have someone in our life that we can share our goals with and know that they will hold us accountable.
5. Assess Weekly or at most monthly
These last three points really work together. If you don’t put pen to paper and really take an honest look and assess your goals weekly or monthly you will likely fall of the path you intended to go.