Hello !
As we wrap up the Christmas Season (pun intended) and head into the New Year, it is the perfect time to reflect on this year.
What went well in 2024? Was there a positive change in your life this
year? Who or what inspired you this year? If you had this year to live over again, what would you do differently?
For those who experienced loss, or did not achieve their target goals or make the changes they wanted to see in their lives, a chance to go back in time can be enticing. As tempting as it is to imagine getting a "do-over" this year, common sense tells us that is not possible. (On the other hand, many of
us are thankful that we cannot relive this year.)
Even though we cannot go back in time to relive this year, we can use our experiences in 2024 as a starting point for 2025. If there is an area in your life that you wish was better, take a look at how you approached that situation over the past eleven months. If you were not intentional about it and you let it unfold organically, that is the system you used. The
results may not be what you wanted, but your system worked perfectly to produce the results you received.
If you still want to improve that area of your life, you are going to have to use a different system. One with more intentionality behind it. A system that reverse engineers the results you want. In other words, start with the end in mind and work backwards. What did you do or not do in the past eleven
months that if you had done them differently, you might have achieved your goal in 2024?
I am not asking these questions so you can beat up on yourself and feel bad. Instead, use what you could have done better this year as fuel to inspire you to reach your goal in 2025. Until you take an honest look at how you got in your own way, you will not be able to see what is wrong with the system you used in the past.
To develop a new system, you need to decide on the steps that will lead you to the results you want in 2025. Write down the steps and put the date and time you will start on your calendar. Don't stop there. Let your calendar keep you accountable. Do what you plan to do each day and your dream of change can become a reality.
Here's to making 2025 the
best year yet!
