2017 has come and gone in gone in what seems like a blink of an eye. As I sit down and write this post on New Years Day 2018 and reflect on the past year I am so thankful for everything I have been blessed with and my accomplishments in 2017.
2017 Goals Review and What I Learned
I went back and reviewed my goals for 2017 and will provide an update to how things went and what insight I have gained this year.
In addition to these goals I did several months of 30 days challenges. Here’s a few I did.
March – no social media, FB can be toxic and most people are addicted to it and don’t even know it.
April – daily exercise, using the 7 minute workout I referred to above.
May – cold showers, I would turn the water as cold as I could get for about 20 seconds. Post forth coming on why this year.
July– daily meditation, used the Clam app, more to come on this as well.
August – read every night, no tv
So there you have it, not to mention I was so blessed in so many other ways in 2017. I was able to take my kids to Disney 3 times this year. Yes, we are Disney nerds. More to come on this as well. I have Disney down to a science and will share my strategy.
2018 Goals
On New Year Eve as I laid in bed prior to Midnight I was thinking about everything I wanted to do and accomplish this year. I hope I can recall everything because I had it perfect in my head 🙂
Anyway, here it goes… Ezra Firestone of Smart Marketer talks about the importance of having a motto to drive your Business and Life. So after doing to some reflecting and thinking here’s mine. Gratitude, Give and Grow. This is what will drive my goals for Business and Life going forward.
If you do some research of what actually makes people happy and gives you long-lasting joy you’ll see that gratitude and contributing back are driving forces. It’s crucial you also get clear on the difference between pleasure and joy as well. Pleasure is short, joy is long-lasting.
This year I plan to start my days ( I did this some in the past but this year everyday) with a morning ritual where I give gratitude through prayer and just focusing on things I am truly grateful for and happy about.
Most people focus on what they don’t have all the time. Try focusing on what you do have and see how that makes you feel.
In addition to gratitude I plan to add visualization to my morning ritual. I would have never became debt free or have a business, etc… if I hadn’t visualized these things. You have to know where you want to go to get there.
Meditation will also be a part of my morning ritual. I did a 30 day challenge this part year and thoroughly enjoyed it. I have a very busy mind as I’m sure most people do. Meditation helps calm a busy mind and build your focus and clarity muscle. Your ability to focus will determine how successful you are.
Also I’ll will be adding some form of exercise. Jogging or a workout. I’m not looking to become Arnold Schwarzenegger, but I am looking to become fit and healthy.
A major part of becoming healthy is your diet. This too will be a focus this year. More raw and less meat and processed. I made great strides in this last year. This year it’s a focus.
So the goal this year to is implement this morning ritual everyday and be mind and body health focused.
Up next my business. Just like every business, the goal is to grow. Last year I did a lot of consuming on the topic of marketing, this year will be focused more on implementing these things I have learned and blogging about the results.
In the department of giving back. This blog will become a lot more active this year I’ll document and share my knowledge and journey and hopefully will inspire other to achieve whatever it is they want in life.
Ultimately the goal is to be thankful for and enjoy my life, my family, friends, help others, to grow and enjoy the process. I also realize that I don’t have it all figured out, there is no such thing as perfection and that’s OK Gratitude, Give, Grow
Conclusion
So here’s to a great 2018 and remember there is no such thing as failure. Any situation you can label as a failure or as a painful you can find a lesson in if you look hard enough and apply it to the greater good. Cheers to you and to life!