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Have you ever felt that the new year didn’t really “get started” until February? That January is a reeeeally long December?
It’s been that way for me for that last few years and this year is no different as it’s only starting to feel like the new year. Last week I mentioned we gave our kitchen a refresh and cleaned out the garage. That energy has stayed with me and we’ve been finishing up little things for the kitchen, beginning a little project for the girls bathroom, completing semiannual state taxes and getting a jump start on federal taxes. These last 6 weeks have been all about head down doing the work prepping the environment in all things so that 2024 will be what it will be for us. What do you envision for yourself for 2024? What are you working toward? Family Faith Fitness Finances Career Travel Mindset Adventure Social Love …as examples What do you need to simplify to make it happen? What needs to take a back seat for a while (not your health of course). What areas are already doing great? Perhaps family and faith are doing great and have become second nature in your way of living. So we don’t really need to make it a “goal.” It’s already a part of you. You live and breathe it. But perhaps your fitness and health need attention. Perhaps you’ve been feeling tired and rundown or you’re not eating healthy enough Perhaps you aren’t feeling as strong as you’d like and your body feels tight and bound up. Or perhaps your job or career is taking up more time and energy than you can muster and that’s where you need to find a solution to start scaling back and simplify or have a plan to look forward too… Here’s the thing, we can’t do all the things all at once. There needs to be a shift -because I can guarantee you that not everything is a priority even though we’ve been conditioned to believe it is. Jim Rohn always said “if you have more than 1/2 dozen priorities then you don’t have any.” And I could not agree more. That line of thinking has always served me well, especially when I’ve gotten overwhelmed with EVERYTHING that I HAD to get done. We need to be able to put something down either temporarily or permanently. We need to be able to slow down to speed up. I was absent on emails and socials last year. I needed to put my attention on the year long applied neurology course and the fascia stretch therapy program I was in- plus adapting to Sophie’s extracurriculars among other things! Even though I love writing, I needed to set it aside. But now, I can put my attention to it again and other things I have been envisioning. I’d love to hear what you have in store for ‘24 Becs
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Happy New Year!
How did 2023 go for you? I always like to take the end of the year or the first part of the new year to reflect on how things went. What did I accomplish? What am I most proud of? What didn’t go so well? What would I like to change for the new year? What do I envision the new year to be? What do I want? What am I creating? After I reflect a bit and pull the thoughts together I ask- What do I have to do in order to get started? What needs to be in place? This might be cleaning and organizing my environment, changing schedule, asking for help on a project, going grocery shopping on a consistent schedule to make healthier meals, setting quiet time aside to plan for the next day, packing your gym clothes in your car so you can go straight to the gym after work... Then put it into action. We spent the holiday break giving our kitchen a much needed refresh followed by cleaning and purging the garage. For me, environment matters. If things are all over the place or disorganized my mental focus is too. Here’s the thing, there is so much that can distract us from taking care of ourselves. If we can simplify things we can put our attention on what’s important so that we’re not trying to do all of the things all at once. What do you need to do in order to recommit to yourself this year? Here’s to creating the best year possible, Becs |
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