Happy New Year everyone!! I guess I'm still permitted to say
that. I am really excited about this year 2015. You know that feeling you get
when you are so sure that something is going to work out well; yeah, that's
just how I feel towards this year.
One thing that we are usually encouraged to do as we enter a
new year is that we make resolutions. Honestly, for a while I stopped making
resolutions because I discovered that it wasn't working for me. I realized that before May, I had usually forgotten what
it was that I had as a resolution.
At the beginning of last year, I really didn't have a
resolution but towards March, I made one. Although I didn't really call it a
resolution, it was one. Amazingly this time it worked out well, I was able to
get positive results out of it. For a couple of you who usually make decisions
or resolutions, as it is more often referred to, I wanted to share with you
what I did differently last year.
Firstly, I saw the need for a change in the way I had been
living earlier. I recognized that if I continued that way, I'll be living at a
loss. I saw that there was a better way to live, a better way to do things. I
would simply just say that you shouldn't make a decision simply because it's a
new year. Now don't get me wrong, I believe in planning and being consciously
definite about what you want to achieve in a year. My point is just that, whatever
resolution you make should be change oriented and motivated by a passion and
should not just be a tradition. If you really want things to be different in
your life, if you really want to achieve set goals, you really don't have to
wait till it's a new year. The fact that the date changes doesn't mean that
your life is going to sporadically change. Lots of people live with this
ideology of 'New year, new me'. It's become a cliché. People now just say it
because they want to a sense of belonging.
" A new year will NOT bring about a new you, a conscious effort will."
When you recognize the need
for things to be done differently in your life, the next thing I will suggest
you do is write it down. This way, you don't forget what it is you wanted to
change. The truth is that writing it down alone will not bring about the
change, there has to be active working
towards it. One the first phases of working towards it is in your mind because
trust me, things will begin to pop up and you will begin to see reasons why it
will not work out, you will suddenly begin to see reasons why the decision you
made is really not important. This is
where a lot of people lose already because the y just succumb to their
thoughts and never begin working towards their goals and visions.
At this point, you must guard
your heart and mind with diligence. Get all the positivity you can from within
you and begin to speak them out to yourself. These words help create a thought
pattern and help you set your mind on achieving your goals.
Once your mind is made up and
you have won the battle in your mind, you then should begin to define the
possible ways for you to achieve your goals and then begin to work according to
them.
Don't restrict the setting of
goals to a new year so if you achieve your set goals before the year is over,
set new ones. And most importantly, I cannot leave out the GOD factor. We know
just a little but He knows all things!
"Trust God from the
bottom of your heart, don't try to figure out everything on your own. Listen
for God's voice in everything you do and everywhere you go; He's the one who
will keep you on track" Proverbs
3:5-6 MSG
I wish you a very successful
2015.
Don't forget that you are
SPECIAL!
