Can you believe it? 2014 is half over. Six months have already slipped away into the past. Even as you read this more and more time is slipping away.
So I have a question for you. How did the first half of 2014 treat you? Are you on target to achieve your goals? Do you even remember which direction you were heading in when the clock struck midnight on January 1st, 2014?
Each and every year for the past two years I sit down on New Years Eve and I review the year that is coming to an end. I look at all that I achieved and all that I didn't. I catalogue my growth in areas and I look to see where improvements can be made. Then I look at where I want to go in the New Year. I document the details, toast my husband with Champagne and head to bed dreaming of all the beauty that the new year will bring.
I keep the goals mostly in mind as I move forward however, I always seem to get off track. This year I promised myself to spend more time and energy focusing on what it is that I wanted to create. And as the mid point of the year arrives I get the chance to look over those goals. To assign myself a report card.
At the moment I would have to say that I would grade myself a B -. My inner critic wants to stamp it with a big red F and call it a day. But the fact of the matter is...I have done some good work. I have taken some risks and stepped outside of my comfort zone. I have worked with clients and those clients have achieved some of their desired results. I have also watched a lot of Netflix and never launched the group programs that I was working on. I never took the final step. I let fear create obstacles. I didn't stand up for myself. I let doubt creep in.
One of my most foolish limiting beliefs was brought to light last week when I was running a casual workshop called F*ck the Stuck. Somehow I got it in my mind that EVERYONE has read the same books as me. They have received the same takeaways as me and if I was to incorporate those learnings into a class/course/program you would all sit there going "Who does she think she is? I know this already. This is not an original thought. FRAUD." Now as I look back on this I see that it was preposterous notion. How could anyone see things through my exact same filter? Answer: They couldn't. And it is also highly unlikely that in the last 7 years that I have been on this journey that they read the same 70 + personal development and self help books as me.
On top of that how many thoughts are original? Aren't we mostly just recycling that which we have heard and experienced before? We have to be if statistics are true. It is said that we have 60,000+ thoughts a day and 95-97% of them are the exact same as they were the day before.
So what am I doing with this new found knowledge? Blogging about it. Simmering on it. And in the two days that I have been working since I learned that tidbit I have created one and a half programs. And one of them launches a week from yesterday. F*ck the Stuck. My time is now. 2014 is half over. And even if I perform at the same level as I did at the beginning of the year I am further ahead than I was when the clock ran out on 2013.
How are you measuring up to your goals set six months ago? What is getting in your way?
Regardless if you are on track and sailing right along or if you are in the weeds...It is never too late to improve on where you are at.
I wish you all the success you desire in the remaining months of 2014.
Have a Day as Beautiful as You!
So Much Love,
Lisa
