- Mindset - Do affirmations and meditations
- Physical - Walk an average of 50 miles a month
- Spiritual - Journal and spend time in silence to allow my channel to open
- Lifestyle - Blog and create movement in my business (behind the scenes)
- I looked at my year end goals and really felt what it would feel like to have them completed. How would I feel when I had them all under my belt? I sat in that feeling and felt all of the good things surrounding me.
- I broke my goals up into different categories. This allowed me to take the things that I value the most and create goals that would make the most sense. My categories were mind, body, spirit and life. So I have a mindset goal, a physical goal, a spiritual goal and a lifestyle goal.
- I worked backwards, and broke down my goals into different chunks. That way I can have some wins right away, and start really seeing results.
I took my big goal, and broke it down into a small goal for each category that I can start now, and feel good when I hit each small goal. - I am giving myself grace. I know that I won’t be able to do everything everyday…life happens. I am starting out with 2-3 days a week for some of my goals, and knowing that I will build up over time.
I want the wins!! - Reevaluate every month. You can add goals, or take them back if you get overly excited. It’s ok to recommit and start fresh each month too.
So, you desire to start something new?!?
Well, I have news for you. You can do it at any age, even in your 40s.
I started my journey to create a business of some type years ago. Trying all kinds of different things. I really wanted to be a blogger, but every time I wrote something I felt the fear of being a beginner.
I technically started at 39 on my new adventure, and soon my 40s found me, and there wasn’t much going on. On my journey I have recommitted multiple times. There was always something holding me back.
FEAR!
This four-letter word has been standing in my way for so long. I decided that it is time to look fear in the eye and say, “This time I am doing my own thing, even if you are looking back at me!” And then I recommitted to doing all of the things in spite of my fears.
Fears of:
Others judging me.
My friends and family won’t understand.
I will look like a ‘Newbie’ in front of other people.
My questions will seem dumb.
I might ramble on and talk too much if I am nervous.
Creating something no one likes.
Being vulnerable.
Well…all of my fears have come true. And I am still around to go live on social media and create blogs to share with my people.
My biggest piece of advice for being a beginner in your 40s is to just do it. Oh, there will be days that you feel like you should have learned this long ago. But it wasn’t your path to know it long ago. It is your path to know it now, and to bring your joy into your life.
You are the perfect age to learn something that will bring you happiness.
Imagine two women who are 60 years old. They both want to learn to paint and create beautiful art. One woman is saying that she is too old to learn and being creative is only for the young. The other woman goes out, finds somewhere to learn some techniques and begins to create art that makes her happy.
Now imagine that both women live to be 84 years old. The woman who learned to paint was able to do something that made her happy for 24 years. She was able to shine her light and share her gifts with the world. The other woman let FEAR stand in her way.
I choose to be brave in the face of fear and let myself have time to learn something that will bring me happiness.
I may look silly at times, but I also get to do something that brings me joy and lets me grow as a woman.
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Have you ever made a great New Year’s Resolution? And actually kept it? Keeping them, that is the tricky thing about making resolutions. I tend to keep mine through January…sometimes longer. Mostly, those resolutions are dreams and unattainable because there is no plan at all as to how to make my dreams my reality.
Not this year…no, this year was different.
Yes, I did make a new goal for my new year!
Yes, I did break it down into a small monthly goal.
I did everything right. I made S.M.A.R.T goals. And I started in December, so my resolution for the New Year already had a running start.
Everything was going fantastic. I had just accomplished my December goal and I was on cloud nine. I set my January goal, and even gave myself the weekends off so that it was more achievable.
I know that the person who shows up for a goal on day one can start to lose energy and momentum as the days turn into weeks, and the weeks turn into months. Knowing this, I made sure to see where my energy level was, and commit to a goal that was easily attainable. I made a truthful assessment and went from there.
And then I slipped.
It wasn’t from lack of trying or wanting to meet my goal. Instead it was from getting sick. I mean really sick, where I wasn’t even out of bed for longer than a quick shower. Standing and sitting up were not really part of the plan. So I made a choice…let my body rest and be OK with it.
I knew that if I had pushed myself, I would have felt worse, so I gave myself grace. I knew that I could recommit to my goal when I felt better. This gave me the freedom to focus on my health and allowed a new balance to fill my week. One of rest and recovery.
Now that I am feeling better, it is time to reassess my goal. I can choose to recommit to my goal and know that I took a break and changed course in complete integrity for what I needed. My body and soul needed to rest, so I let my body tell me when it was time to get back to my goal.
I did not abandon my original goal, instead I am choosing to finish the goal with integrity for January, and set a similar goal for February. I am proving to myself that I am able to finish what I start, and still be honest with my world.
I am showing my kids and family that things don’t always go as planned, and we can always pivot and change to find that path that will lead us to our true self.
Be honest with yourself and true to your values. The Universe will send blessings to you when you are in alignment with your path. You do you!!
You’ve got this!!
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