As we
come to the end of the year, how was it for you? Did you write the exercise suggested in the
last post? Did you write down a
description of your life as you imagine and desire it, and then write the
details of your present reality?
If you
are disappointed you are not alone. This
year has presented many difficulties to people all over the world. You may not have accomplished what you hoped
and may have had some unexpected big challenges.
Being a
recovering perfectionist, I can easily get into self blame when I fall short of
my own expectations. That is a slippery
slope into helplessness and hopelessness and getting completely stuck.
While the
reality check is essential to getting back on track, sometimes a shift in focus
also helps. Seeing a balance between our
strengths and accomplishments as well as our flaws and shortcomings is a big
help as we make plans to move ahead.
What was
the best thing you did over the past year?
What was one accomplishment that you feel proud of?
One of
the things that I did was to take a couple of concrete baby steps to building
an online business. I began writing
articles to promote affiliate products that I use and like, and I started this
blog. It is a beginning. And taking note of beginnings is encouraging
and hopeful.
What
small progress have you made toward a life change? How can you build on that? What specific steps can you make now to gain
momentum? If you have lapsed into
inaction, commit to a specific time (as soon as possible...like today) to do
something.
No doubt
the biggest excuse that I hear from people who are explaining about not doing
what they said they were going to do is that they don’t have time. Busy-ness is a great excuse.
But it’s
just that...an excuse. If you are using
that excuse, break down the steps into micro-mini steps. We all have 15 minutes a day. Use it to walk around the block. Or add a vegetable to your menu for the
day. Or sit down, breathe deeply in the
silence and relax. Or use it to phone
someone you need to make contact with.
You get the drift.
Small,
consistent action counts. In fact it is
the only way that real change occurs.
Take heart. Your reality check
can lead to great things, one tiny step at a time.
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