![]() ![]() There are a lot of interesting practices associated with that word as well. Mindfulness is a concept that has become quite trendy of late. You have now shifted your mindset around that one goal in just a few moments. Once you see the clear path, open your eyes.If you have it, Young Living Envision essential oil blend is ideal for this exercise.) I would recommend something grounding or stimulating like Peppermint or Spruce. (If you have them, and are so inclined, I encourage you to take a few drops of essential oil and breathe deeply. See yourself with a clear path to achieving your goal. Watch all of those obstacles move aside to create a clear way through. Now I want you to close your eyes (after you’ve read the instructions) and envision all of those reasons – all of those barriers – all of those burdens – lifting off of you and your goal. For this next part, you won’t need your paper.Even if you sound like you’re whining inside your head…start listing it out in your mind (or on the page, if you choose.). Everything…no matter how daunting or how trivial or selfish or cliche. Now I want you to spend a few moments thinking about all the reasons you haven’t hit that goal yet.(Feel free to grab a clean sheet of paper and write the goal down at the top of the page if it helps you.) ![]() Maybe it’s a business goal or a wellness goal or a relational or spiritual goal or maybe its a physical goal or challenge. You may have several, but only focus in on one. Get a clear picture in your mind of a goal or a dream you’ve been working toward but haven’t yet fully realized.Yes, this post is interactive…and it’s your actions that define you not your words, so, right now, what I want you to do is: Do you have any? What about left over goals from last year? Weren’t there things you wanted to accomplish in 2018 that you’re still looking to complete? I thought so. ![]() So as we stare down the barrel of a new year, it’s time to rethink your goals. While in golf, and sometimes in childhood, there’s usually a limit to the number of “do-over’s” one can claim in the quest for the goal before you must concede defeat/failure – the great thing about being a grown up is that you learn that there actually isn’t a limit to the number of do-overs you’re allowed as you pursue your goals and dreams. If you must have a more mature metaphor – in golf, they call it a Mulligan. It occurs to me that all of these are different ways we describe what is possibly the greatest invention of childhood, the do-over! You remember how this works, right? You attempt something…it doesn’t quite work out the way you planned, hoped, or boasted so you immediately yell, “DO OVER” and try it again. I say dreaded, because that idea of a resolution just feels like too much pressure and I can’t even remember a single one I’ve kept or followed through on in my entire life. Or even the dreaded “New Year’s Resolution”. Setting goals, having a focus, hitting a reset. But it’s a new year and we are moving forward.Ī new year always seems to bring with it a flurry of activity related to making the most of the blank slate that is stretching out before us in all it’s 347 gloriously as yet unlived days (since it’s already the middle of January, I adjusted the number). If you’re reading this, thank you for coming back! I know it’s been a long time since you’ve heard from me and I’m sorry about that. ![]()
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