A Fresh Start. A new year gives us a starting place for new plans, new ways of doing things. We keep the habits that have worked for us, improve where needed and envision new opportunities.
A fresh crisp planner sits in front of me. No sticky notes, no dog-eared corners. Clean crisp pages awaiting my busy life schedule. I feel like a race horse at the starting gate. Digging my feet in with the anticipation of a new race.
As I begin to enter my well thought out goals for 2018, I wonder if I have over reached. In the light of a new day, they look so lofty and fear inspiring. I begin to doubt myself. I hold firm, pull myself together and boldly pick up a pen. Writing them in pencil leaves them vulnerable to my weak moments. I have thought them through. I know that if I take them one step at a time, I can do this.
Like a marathon, we need to pace ourselves. It takes time to learn new habits. Focus on consistency, not the performance. Don’t ask so much of yourself that you soon get discouraged and give up. It’s easy to over do it if we focus on the big picture, but if we break down our goals, plan out the steps we can achieve great things.
Enjoy your new planner, new plans and new goals. Let me know your experience with your new planner. Am I the only one who gets excited by a fresh start?
Most of all – enjoy your life. Isn’t that what this is all about?
You Can if You Plan 