Did you end your year with a bang or a whimper? Were you in a flurry of activity leading up to Christmas and New Year? Or did you take it easy and coast during the holidays?
If you finished on a high note – Congratulations!
If not, then now’s your chance to rethink, reboot and start fresh.
What’s interesting is that as soon as you declare your intentions to the Universe, life will get in the way, bringing challenges to test your resolve.
Have you done your homework and set your goals for 2010?
We all know how important it is to set our goals, write them down and say them out loud. But have you heard the saying “if you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans”? What we don’t realize is that RESISTANCE will show up as soon as we state our goals.
Now what? Once past the excitement of dreaming, obstacles show up and reality seems to get in our way. The tasks we have set before us can seem daunting. It suddenly feels as if someone has thrown a wet blanket all over our dreams. .A little voice in our head tells us we’re aiming too high, that we’re inadequate, that we can’t do it and we give in to FEAR.
And yet – what is FEAR? False Evidence Appearing Real!
You know what? That’s completely normal! Fear is often masked as fatigue, procrastination, depression. We don’t always recognize the hidden cause of these feelings and instead we sink into apathy. We tell ourselves “it’s not that important” and “I’ll do it later.”
The answer to fear is twofold. First - focus on your WHY. This is because obstacles are the things we see when we take our eyes off our goals.
The second essential is to take action. Remember the old NIKE slogan? “Just Do it!
Do whatever you need to do to advance toward your goals – if you can do it today, don’t put it off till tomorrow. When you are in action, your environment changes (inside and out), your positive hormones are released and your entire perspective changes for the better. What seemed impossible before now changes to “That was Easy!”
Action is the answer – the only answer! If you’re coasting, you’re going downhill!
