Now that the holiday season is over and 2019 is in the books, it is time to consider your successes, triumphs and challenges. If you could give yourself a report card for the year, how would you grade yourself? Were you following your dreams? Were you working diligently towards mini goals? Did you exercise discipline and sticktoitiveness? Did you embrace special moments? Did you get sidetracked by life circumstances? Did you get challenged by unforeseen events, people, timing? What might have held you back?
Be honest with your assessment. Give yourself the credit you are due, but also reflect on the sticky spots where you might have fallen short of your best intentions. This can go a long way in setting yourself up for future success. The game of life keeps playing. By gathering wisdom from the past, we can move forward with more power.
It is always worthwhile recommitting and refocusing on yourself. We are forever lifelong learners which is part of what makes life interesting. We will never know everything, read everything, see everything in the world. However, we can make the most of the enriching life experiences we do have the chance to take and the unplanned events we had no clue were coming our way.
This is the time to plan a fresh start by considering mini goals for the day or the week that will add up to bigger goals over time. Where would you like to be by February? Where would you like to be by spring break? What do you see yourself doing differently with your job, your house, your finances in that time frame? Start considering your options. Start charting your course by working backwards to now. At the very least, dream big because your big life depends on it.
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