There is one extremely frustrating, but super practical question that is running at the back of my mind. I have heard it in Entreleadership regularly.
See, you start with a goal. Where do you want to be or where do you want this project to be. You write down this goal. You have a destination in mind. And then comes the question, What needs to be true for that to become real?
See, good, practical question! And, frustrating!! Because I know that right now a lot of the answer to that question is changing me. In my response to life and situations of late, I have let things go. Whether my reasoning is acceptable or not is truly not the concern. I am only turning to look forward here. No guilt. I’ve done the best with what was in front of me that I could. Now I am getting ready to work on getting back and excelling.
So, January 2nd is my goal date. No, I’m not starting on the 1st!! That would be setting myself up to fail, and I want to win. My plans for the 1st are non-commital. And I will keep them that way!
January 2nd will have a stricter bedtime. I’ve been getting lost in stories at night. Frankly they’ve been a good escape. But, they’ve served their purpose and it’s time to pivot. I don’t need hours of stories to decompress, there are other, more efficient ways!
Back to carnivore eating on the 2nd. First, my body really liked that; well my taste buds wanted variety, but they’ll be ok. I’m not at my goal weight yet. But even when I get there, I’ll keep a changed way of eating because I really do notice a good difference.
Anndd, morning routine. Ugh. I don’t like this one. I can get up and be ready to go in 15 minutes, or I can take two hours dilly dallying with things. Both are good for me!! I jive with mornings being inconsistent. So, I am working on a moving morning routine – to keep things productive, efficient, and different. There’s an answer here. An answer to my naturally chaotic calm with a muted disdain for orderly routine, and I’ll find it!
Tonight I am thankful that there is always an opportunity to realign, to get back on track, and to keep moving forward, in a better way. A new year is a good reminder of this! But, really, we can start at any time. What needs to be true in your life to get you where you need to go?
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