Make sure 2020 is your best year yet!
We’re now full swing into 2020 and how is it going for you? Are you on track with your new year resolutions? It’s completely understandable if you’ve been distracted a bit. Here are some tips on how to get things back on track!
Assemble your Dream Team
Early in his career Benjamin Franklin formed a group called The Junto which was himself and 4 of his friends who all shared a desire to improve themselves, their community, and to help others. They would meet each Friday to discuss moral, business, and personal goals and how they could help each other achieve them.
He credits this simple weekly meet-up to be one of the most helpful exercises he ever initiated when it came to achieving his goals.
Think of 4 friends that might be interested in becoming a part of something similar (I call mine the dream team) and see if they’d like to catch-up up regularly? I am confident this one exercise will lead to some great breakthroughs and momentum in the year ahead.
Forgive those that have wronged you in 2019
Easier said than done. However, know this, the longer you hold onto any pain caused by another person, the harder it will be to achieve your goals and the less happy you will be. This includes forgiving yourself for anything you ‘stuffed up’ last year.
Literally say the following words to yourself. ‘I am deciding to forgive and let go of (name) for all they have done.’ You may need to repeat this a few times to let it sink in. But when you come to a point to really accept it, that weight gives way for new creative energy to enter your soul and fill you up with excitement and joy.
Try to cut back on the weekend binge
I know the weekends can be the time to blow off some steam. However, instead of reaching for that extra glass of wine, try something different that will leave you feeling better the next day.
Maybe plan with some friends to go for an early morning walk on Sunday. This way you’ve made a public commitment and are more likely to stick with it. These deliberate decisions can really set the tone on how you go about the rest of the year.
Face one of your fears
There’s no better way to break a funk you’re in then to face head-on one of your fears. By doing so this will give you some good emotional momentum heading into the rest of the year.
What’s one thing you can do in the next few weeks that scares you, yet you know by confronting it will make you a stronger person? Maybe it’s public speaking, asking that person out or sharing openly on social media about a cause that really means something to you. It could even be something like skydiving. It doesn’t really matter what it is, just simply write it down and then commit to doing it in the next week or so.
Start detoxing the mind and body now
Big habits are formed by taking small consistent steps. Commit to exercising three times every week. As for what you can do for your mind, I’ve got you covered. I’ve put together a Beginners Guide to Meditation for you.
I hope you’ve found these steps to be helpful, but most importantly, that you feel inspired and want to get out there now and start to put them into action.