Websters defines a resolution as the act of determining. Websters defines a goal as the end toward which effort is directed. Both words have great meaning and we have great need for both in our lives, but for some reason I feel that when we just simply set a resolution, we don’t truly have the end in our sight. What do we really want. I talked earlier this week about where are we going? Maybe you know what you want, and where you want to end up, but are you really planning and setting a course of action into place to actually get there? As we sit and reflect on 2018 and look longingly toward 2019, I urge you to take some time for yourself over the next couple of days, and really lay out a plan and set some real tangible goals.
For me, I have a few things I plan to work toward in 2019, so today, the image above reflects a few tings I am doing to prepare. This might not be an earth shattering, inspirational blog to some today, but I hope in sharing my thoughts, maybe it will prompt something deep in your soul to take a minute for you, and really make 2019 the year you deserve. Don’t wait until this time next year to wish you had done something different to change things. I think sometimes we want to spend time blaming circumstances and blaming other people for where we’re at, but truly, wasting time blaming others is time wasted not changing, and you are the only one that can control that! What if your favorite sports team decided they didn’t need practice, they didn’t need a game plan, tonight for the big game, they just trust their talent and they’re going to show up at game time, just get out there and see what happens. What do you think would happen? I doubt they would win, and they would have unhappy fans who paid big money to come watch them. We may not be professional athletes, but it really is the same thing. It’s like Benjamin Franklin once said “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail”. It really is as simple as that!
I have recently let my health take a back burner, but that’s about to change. Tomorrow at 7 a.m. I will be in the gym, back with my trainer turning that around. I have my protein shakes made up, my supplements all counted out and in containers, my gym bag ready and later I will meal prep. I love, love, love the gym, but if I don’t plan in this area, schedule my training, prep my meals, lay out my gym clothes, set an alarm etc. this takes a back burner, and I deserve to be the healthiest version of myself.
I also went to Walmart this morning, bought poster boards and I am going to be making my 2019 vision boards. Call me silly, call me crazy, but as I start to see things on that board come to fruition thought out this year, it won’t feel so crazy.
The last thing I plan to do today is set down with my Whitney English Day Designer and lay out my goals, what I want to accomplish this year, how many months it is going to take, set my top goals, and make a plan to attack them! I have said it before but even back in the Bible it talked about without a vision, the people parish. This really is not a new thought, or new idea, for generations people have talked about having a vision and a plan of attack, and without one you will accomplish nothing. You will hit nothing if you aim at nothing!
I hope today that you don’t feel like you don’t need to set goals, maybe you don’t work outside of the home, or you feel there’s really nothing you need to do to change things in your life, but we all have things we need to prepare for. Maybe planning doesn’t come naturally to you, but maybe that’s your plan for 2019, to work on planning and making your life run smoother! Life is cray cray and we are wearing ourselves down by not making a plan. I promise if you listen to me, if nothing else, you will feel just a little less stressed and pressured in the new year! Here’s to a great 2019 and great things for us all!
With love for you all,
Shauna
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