Set the tone, and set your intention for 2023...

Happy belated new year!

It’s 2023. A new year with new expectations, hopes, and dreams. The last two years had been hard on many people for various reasons, which I do not want to focus on now, just for the sake of not wanting to cause hurt again and send reminders of those terrible hardships, etc.

We all try new year’s resolutions, which do not last till the end of the second week in January. Things like I want to lose weight, get fit, go to the gym, and save money, till the next awesome sale pops up! Do meal prep. Get ahead with our chores, etc. The resolutions can include many different things or ideas. And could differ vastly, from person to person.

Why does it not work for us? Intent. We want to, but do not really want to put in the work or effort. We are so stuck in our old ways and comfort zones. If you want to you will, that is a fact. You will make it happen, no excuses. If you do not want it, it won’t happen. We may stall for various reasons, the same old reasons as before. Feelings of not being good enough, we doubt, and we procrastinate because we do not know where to start. Everything we want lies on the other side of fear.

I myself had set a few goals. Not new year’s resolutions. Things that I want to achieve this coming year. But I realize I must work on it daily to achieve it in the end. A little bit every day goes a long way. And it all adds up to achieve.

One of my goals is to post a blog post, three times per month. Not just two like last year. And though I only started posting in mid-September last year, I want to improve by posting three times per month. It might sound easy, but sometimes it takes hours, days, or weeks to write. Coupled with a full-time job and a recently started YouTube Channel, it is quite a tall order.

How will I manage? Simply by doing a little bit every day. Putting those pieces together will complete the picture. Managing my opportunities and time better.

What goals do you want to achieve today, this week, this month, this year, next five years…

Maybe think about those things you have always wanted to do. I have a dear friend; we keep each other accountable. Encourage each other to do the things we want to. If we do not know how we do research and find out. We fail, but fail better each time, because we learn and improve along the way. But we do! That is far better than not doing anything at all.

If you fail it’s okay, learn from it, grow from it, and don’t take it personally. Every pro was a beginner at some point. Through practice and hard work, you can achieve almost anything.

May this be the encouragement you need to pursue your goals, whatever that might be for you. Go work on it. Go get it. Achieve it. This way you can look back on it and say I’ve done it, oppose to I always wanted to… Mark Twain’s famous quote: “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did.” rings so true here.

May 2023 be an awesome year, and may you ride the tides like a pro. Sail through every ebb and flow, as the skilled sailor you are. You’ve got this! Soon you will look back on this year and say I’ve done it.