We are a week into the new year.
How are you doing on your goals?
Keep pursuing them!
It's worth it!
You are worth it!
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Monday, January 6, 2014
You Are Not Here By Mistake
Are you living out your calling? What steps do you need to take to pursue your passion and calling in life? Your life has great purpose and meaning. You are not here by mistake, you are here for a reason. Pursue your life's purpose today, and delve into the things that bring your heart great joy.
Love. Give. Serve.
Sunday, January 5, 2014
Overcome The Lies
"I'm too old, it's too late, I can't" are all lies that the longer we believe, the truer they become. It's time to overcome those lies. As long as you have breath, you have a purpose! Don't waste your life!
Thursday, January 2, 2014
Make A Difference, Work For Your Goals
“I am so thoroughly convinced that if we don’t set goals… and learn how to master the technique of living to reach our goals, we can reach a ripe old age and look back on our life only to see that we reached but a small part of our full potential. When you learn to master the principle of setting a goal, you will then be able to make a great difference in the results you attain.” –M. Russell Ballard
Have you set any goals yet this year? Goal setting doesn't have to start at the beginning of the year. As a matter of fact, it's best to set goals all year long. A new year just reminds us of new beginnings, so it is a great time to set some goals.
The way I am setting goals right now is month by month, broken down by the week. Yes, I have long term goals, but I am focusing more on the short term, to achieve small steps of success in a shorter time. When I look back in a few months, I hope to see many goals reached.
I sat down last night and wrote out fitness, health, home, and personal goals. I need to write out my goals on what I want to achieve in my faith life, my marriage, and occupationally. I am sure I will come up with other areas, as well, but those are my main areas right now. What are some areas you are focusing on?
I am writing my goals on 4 x 6 cards. A couple of them focus on fitness. I wrote out what I did at the gym yesterday...how long and how many strides on the elliptical, how many weighted crunches I did, the amount of weights I lifted and the number of reps, and how long I punched the punching bag. I took those numbers and wrote out what I want to achieve within a week, then I wrote out what I want to achieve by the end of the month. I kept my goals realistic, but not easy, because growth shouldn't be easy. I took these same principles and applied them to what I want to achieve in my goals personally, in my home, and in improving my health.
It's not difficult, it just requires taking the first step and writing down your goals, whether in a notebook, on cards, in your computer, or phone. It is important to write them down and have them in a spot that is visible to keep them in front of you. Goals require action, and follow through. They require effort, but the effort is so worth it.
One way to write out your goals is to use the SMART acronym. Are your goals:
Will you join me in setting some smart goals this year, this month, this week? Don't just go through your life, live out your purpose and live passionately. Don't waste the precious gift of each new day that you are given. You have a great potential to make a difference in this world, so start today! You won't regret living out each moment of your life to the fullest.
Have you set any goals yet this year? Goal setting doesn't have to start at the beginning of the year. As a matter of fact, it's best to set goals all year long. A new year just reminds us of new beginnings, so it is a great time to set some goals.
The way I am setting goals right now is month by month, broken down by the week. Yes, I have long term goals, but I am focusing more on the short term, to achieve small steps of success in a shorter time. When I look back in a few months, I hope to see many goals reached.
I sat down last night and wrote out fitness, health, home, and personal goals. I need to write out my goals on what I want to achieve in my faith life, my marriage, and occupationally. I am sure I will come up with other areas, as well, but those are my main areas right now. What are some areas you are focusing on?
I am writing my goals on 4 x 6 cards. A couple of them focus on fitness. I wrote out what I did at the gym yesterday...how long and how many strides on the elliptical, how many weighted crunches I did, the amount of weights I lifted and the number of reps, and how long I punched the punching bag. I took those numbers and wrote out what I want to achieve within a week, then I wrote out what I want to achieve by the end of the month. I kept my goals realistic, but not easy, because growth shouldn't be easy. I took these same principles and applied them to what I want to achieve in my goals personally, in my home, and in improving my health.
It's not difficult, it just requires taking the first step and writing down your goals, whether in a notebook, on cards, in your computer, or phone. It is important to write them down and have them in a spot that is visible to keep them in front of you. Goals require action, and follow through. They require effort, but the effort is so worth it.
One way to write out your goals is to use the SMART acronym. Are your goals:
S = Specific
M = Measurable
A = Attainable
R = Realistic
T = Timely
Will you join me in setting some smart goals this year, this month, this week? Don't just go through your life, live out your purpose and live passionately. Don't waste the precious gift of each new day that you are given. You have a great potential to make a difference in this world, so start today! You won't regret living out each moment of your life to the fullest.
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
A New You
A new year....a clean slate, a fresh start, this year I am going to change, it's going to be different this year....
Are you hearing those statements a lot the last couple days? I am. We will continue to hear those words for the next couple weeks, but then what? It seems people can lose their vision when setting 'resolutions' because they want the instant fix, the instant change and when that doesn't happen, they give up and go back to their old ways. We live in a society that lives on the instant fix, the immediate details, the "I want it now" syndrome. We would probably all like to drop a few pounds without having to work at it, and without being sick, but reality is that losing weight and keeping it off, takes making long term changes such as eating better and getting some exercise. Most things we want to change requires some work, and definitely a change from how we are doing things at the current moment. Unfortunately, many quit when it's not going the way they had planned. Many people try to change for a couple weeks, but when they haven't achieved their goals in two weeks, they give up. The great thing is, we can try start over, have a clean slate every day, not just once a year.
2014 offers each of us 525,600 minutes. Each of those minutes is a precious gift. We each have a choice to decide how we will spend most of those moments. Yes, we will all have things happen that we didn't expect, both good and bad. In the moments that lie ahead that are difficult, we can seek joy despite our circumstances, find peace in the not so peaceful times, and offer forgiveness and love to those in our lives, even when we feel they don't deserve it. Life is too short to live in the what-if's, should have's, and to hold grudges and not offer forgiveness. The past is behind us. Let it go. Today. Move forward, don't live in the past.
Want a better you? Start with overcoming things that personally bog you down in this new year and make your number one goal of change, to be a change of you, from the inside out. Yes, fitness and eating better goals are important, but not as important as getting your heart right, to focus your attitude on joy, love, kindness, forgiveness, peace, and faith. Focusing on these things will bring the best you in 2014 and will impact the world around you in deep, personal ways. Remember, if you slip you can always start over. Each day is a new beginning, a new chance to change.
Are you hearing those statements a lot the last couple days? I am. We will continue to hear those words for the next couple weeks, but then what? It seems people can lose their vision when setting 'resolutions' because they want the instant fix, the instant change and when that doesn't happen, they give up and go back to their old ways. We live in a society that lives on the instant fix, the immediate details, the "I want it now" syndrome. We would probably all like to drop a few pounds without having to work at it, and without being sick, but reality is that losing weight and keeping it off, takes making long term changes such as eating better and getting some exercise. Most things we want to change requires some work, and definitely a change from how we are doing things at the current moment. Unfortunately, many quit when it's not going the way they had planned. Many people try to change for a couple weeks, but when they haven't achieved their goals in two weeks, they give up. The great thing is, we can try start over, have a clean slate every day, not just once a year.
2014 offers each of us 525,600 minutes. Each of those minutes is a precious gift. We each have a choice to decide how we will spend most of those moments. Yes, we will all have things happen that we didn't expect, both good and bad. In the moments that lie ahead that are difficult, we can seek joy despite our circumstances, find peace in the not so peaceful times, and offer forgiveness and love to those in our lives, even when we feel they don't deserve it. Life is too short to live in the what-if's, should have's, and to hold grudges and not offer forgiveness. The past is behind us. Let it go. Today. Move forward, don't live in the past.
Want a better you? Start with overcoming things that personally bog you down in this new year and make your number one goal of change, to be a change of you, from the inside out. Yes, fitness and eating better goals are important, but not as important as getting your heart right, to focus your attitude on joy, love, kindness, forgiveness, peace, and faith. Focusing on these things will bring the best you in 2014 and will impact the world around you in deep, personal ways. Remember, if you slip you can always start over. Each day is a new beginning, a new chance to change.
Friday, December 27, 2013
Setting Goals
Are you thinking of some goals you want to accomplish in the coming year? Here are a few things that might get your mind going on the right track. Add specific goals to this list. Write them down, and keep track of them so you can see your accomplishments.
Friday, December 20, 2013
Christmas Challenge
Christmas weekend is upon us. I would like to issue a challenge for all of us from now through Christmas night: disengage from social media, engage in real relationships. Disengage from staring at a screen, engage in staring at loved ones faces, because you don't know when this will be the last Christmas you are together. A friend of mine buried both of her parents in the past six months. I know she doesn't wish she had a few more moments this past year that she could have spent on Facebook or Pinterest. No, she wishes for a few more precious moments with her parents, to hug them, and tell them she loves them. She did plenty of it while they were alive, but as she said "can we ever really tell those we treasure in our lives that we love them enough? Can we ever really spend too much time with those who are precious to us?" REAL relationships matter.
Disengage from playing online, virtual games and engage in real relationships by playing a card or board game. Laugh together, have meaningful conversations, give hugs, go for a walk, enjoy life. Be thankful. See the beauty that surrounds you in creation, in people.
REAL people, REAL relationships are what matter. Take the next few days to deeply invest in real relationships, face to face.
Merry Christmas!
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