Here we are at the dawn of a new year,
a new decade.
We’ve got brand new planners,
new goals,
and the excitement that somehow ONLY accompanies the fireworks of a New Year.
Now, I could take one of two approaches with you right now… and FIT IN SQUARELY with all the other posts you’re reading.
ONE, I could take the “contrarian” view that’s become increasingly popular (and therefore way less contrarian) and spew off all of the reasons I don’t set New Year’s Resolutions… how trite they are and how some other, more spiritual, less fireworks-y approach is much more “woke.” lol…
But, um…. I DO get ALL SORTS of excited about a fresh new year. I am PUMPED about 2020. I’ve got the goals, the plans, the vision boards. You’ve seen way less of me these past couple of weeks because woman… I have been in FULL SOLITUDE mode, just dreaming and scheming about what I am to create in 2020. So, I won’t take THAT approach.
or
TWO, I could simply take the stage to give you a cheerful and empowering sermon about how capable you are… how CALLED you are… how THIS year is going to be DIFFERENT, better… how the tears from 2019 watered the seeds that will certainly sprout for you in 2020… how THIS is your year, MY year, THE year.
For the record, I DO believe all of that.
But before the sun sets on this first day of 2020, I want to talk with you about what’s now officially “last year.” I want to address the residue of 2019, which — if left to linger — could threaten the POSSIBILITY that patiently awaits you in 2020.
If you are one of the MANY
who set goals in 2019
that you didn’t FULLY realize,
there’s the lingering disappointment
of the ghost of goals past.
If ignored, this lingering disappointment has a tendency to creep into MANY things:
⭐️ how COURAGEOUS you are in setting new goals;
⭐️ how COMMITTED you are to realizing them;
⭐️ how CONSISTENT you are in your habits; and
⭐️ how much COMMOTION you’re willing to make for the sake of your goals.
So, let’s not leave this lingering disappointment unresolved. Let’s just address it right now.
If you didn’t FULLY reach your BIGGEST goals of 2019, the first thing you’ve GOT to know is that it is NOT because your goals were too big. Definitely not.
NO, no, no…
You know those HUGE goals you set in January 2019….
and the ones you just cemented in for 2020?
If they inspire in you a sense of AWE,
a sense of “OMG… wouldn’t that be AWESOME”
and even a certain sense of
“I wonder if I can REALLY do this…”
well, they’re the right size,
and you’re on the right track.
So, why didn’t you bring those pesky 2019 goals into FULL Fruition? And what is the good news I have for you?
Well, the good news is that it’s not because the goals were too big for you.
Sooo…. If it’s NOT because you “bit off more than you could chew” and it’s NOT because your goals were unreasonable or too big, why WEREN’T your 2019 goals reached?
Well, it’s ONE or MORE of the following: (And then, I PROMISE we’ll get to the good part.)
⚡️You held back.
⚡️ You waited for perfect…. either perfect presentation, perfect timing, perfect “readiness.”
⚡️You didn’t ACT when inspired, putting off your flashes of inspiration for “another day,” only to wake up and think way less of yesterday’s brilliant idea.
⚡️ You gave up too soon, giving into disappointment or distraction or discouragement.
⚡️ You paced yourself, never TRULY feeling the high that accompanies a well-timed sprint.
⚡️ You shrugged off big ideas, big dreams… instead of fully grabbing them by the horns.
⚡️ You focused too much on what others were doing, saying, selling… taking your eyes off of your own goals and your hands off of your own wheel.
⚡️ You played follow the leader, instead of following the prompting of your own soul.
Some combination of those things are at play for ANY and ALL of us who miss seeing the FULL fruition of our goals. So, what do we DO with this information, and how will it help us in 2020?
Well, it puts us SQUARELY in the driver’s seat of 2020:
We should be SO empowered by the knowledge that it’s ALL up to us. If you didn’t FULLY reach your goals in 2019, it’s your fault. =) And when you EXCEED your 2020 goals EARLY, well… that will be your doing too.
Your results in 2020
will be a DIRECT reflection of:
⭐️Your COURAGE >>> How courageous are you in your goals? In your actions? In the risks you take? In how COURAGEOUSLY you bet on yourself, back yourself?
⭐️ Your COMMITMENTS >>> What habits have you FULLY committed to? And do these habits NATURALLY and OBVIOUSLY support your goals?
⭐️ Your CONSISTENCY >>> How consistent are YOU in your actions? How consistent are you in the face of discouragement or disappointment? How easily are you distracted? Delayed?
⭐️ Your COMMOTION >>> How BIG of a splash will you make? How SEEN are you willing to be? How BOLD are you willing to be? Does your industry KNOW you’re HERE, here to play and here to stay?????
As we head into 2020,
Let’s shake ALL the dust off of our shoes from 2019,
let’s go in FULLY empowered
knowing
that we have EVERYTHING it takes
to make 2020 the year
it ALL comes together.
I can’t wait.
P.S. Let’s you and I do 2020 together.
Message me about joining Women Who WOW,
and we’ll make a commotion together.
