The new year is a year of new things, new insights,
new ways of tackling problems or situations that you were not able to
solve in the past year. It's a year of venturing into businesses or
taking advantage of investments that the past year could not entertain.
It's a time period of growth and a time when you should not be where you
were last year. If you have a child and that child was in the same grade for
two years and didn't improve, you would consider that there's a problem
with the development of that child. That is because with every new
year, growth is expected. Now, everyone has new year resolutions at the
start of the year to achieve growth or enhancement in their lives but
fail to achieve this in most cases by the end of the year.
New year resolutions are not successful because people do not have the right idea. It's just that they do not use the right idea correctly. People make those resolutions so broad and unachievable. For Instance, if your new year resolution is "I will stop smoking or I will stop drinking this year". As broad as that seems, it can be changed into time specific goals like I will cut down to 2 drinks a day by the first quarter of the year and down to 1 drink a day by the second quarter and so on. Goals can only be achieved if they are time specific (See my blog: The inner self: your authentic self for a more detailed way of goal setting).
Additionally, to achieve growth in an area or various areas of your life, there needs to be a change of friends or people you position around you. As you know, you cannot choose your family because they are divinely picked to be yours but you have a choice when it comes to picking your friends so it is imperative that you select your friends wisely. Your friends make or break you because they have a great influence over your lives. No matter how strong willed you are, the decisions your friends make influence yours overtime. Therefore, it is wise to choose friends that inspire you and push you to be the best you can be. Having anniversaries of friendship by staying friends with just anyone for many years does not make you be a better person but staying friends with people who inspire you does promote growth. Being friends with people who do not inspire you to be better or reach higher is just as volunteering at a company that will never hire you. It looks good from the outside in but not from the inside out. Some friends are just meant for a season, chapter or phase in your life. That means some friends need to be outgrown just as some old piece of clothing. You need to move on from that friendship to achieve growth because that person just like that old piece of clothing has nothing to offer you at the current stage of your life.
Achieving growth also involves perseverance in a situation that may seem difficult or have produced failure in the past. Sometimes you have to tread upon the roads of failure to reach the gates of success. Thomas Edison, the inventor of the light bulb made 1,000 unsuccessful attempts in inventing the light bulb but perseverance led him to success in his 1,001th time. Growth requires tough choices and decisions and surrounding yourself with the right people who will inspire you to gain the right insights. Remember, A human person is a social, spiritual, emotional and physical being. All those facets of our being makes us special and unique. You are a gift to this earth and filled with unexplored talents and gifts. Tap into those talents and gifts this year and you might marvel at the result of its application. Refuse to be obsequious in settling down and remaining on the same level but yearn for an upgrade and reach higher to your fullest potential. Growth is in you so in this new year, choose wisely, dream big, write down your goals and achieve them because I promise you that at the end of the year, you will be able to hold on to one or more successes of the year. Have a great 2017. Happy new year!
IG: @innatelycrowned
New year resolutions are not successful because people do not have the right idea. It's just that they do not use the right idea correctly. People make those resolutions so broad and unachievable. For Instance, if your new year resolution is "I will stop smoking or I will stop drinking this year". As broad as that seems, it can be changed into time specific goals like I will cut down to 2 drinks a day by the first quarter of the year and down to 1 drink a day by the second quarter and so on. Goals can only be achieved if they are time specific (See my blog: The inner self: your authentic self for a more detailed way of goal setting).
Additionally, to achieve growth in an area or various areas of your life, there needs to be a change of friends or people you position around you. As you know, you cannot choose your family because they are divinely picked to be yours but you have a choice when it comes to picking your friends so it is imperative that you select your friends wisely. Your friends make or break you because they have a great influence over your lives. No matter how strong willed you are, the decisions your friends make influence yours overtime. Therefore, it is wise to choose friends that inspire you and push you to be the best you can be. Having anniversaries of friendship by staying friends with just anyone for many years does not make you be a better person but staying friends with people who inspire you does promote growth. Being friends with people who do not inspire you to be better or reach higher is just as volunteering at a company that will never hire you. It looks good from the outside in but not from the inside out. Some friends are just meant for a season, chapter or phase in your life. That means some friends need to be outgrown just as some old piece of clothing. You need to move on from that friendship to achieve growth because that person just like that old piece of clothing has nothing to offer you at the current stage of your life.
Achieving growth also involves perseverance in a situation that may seem difficult or have produced failure in the past. Sometimes you have to tread upon the roads of failure to reach the gates of success. Thomas Edison, the inventor of the light bulb made 1,000 unsuccessful attempts in inventing the light bulb but perseverance led him to success in his 1,001th time. Growth requires tough choices and decisions and surrounding yourself with the right people who will inspire you to gain the right insights. Remember, A human person is a social, spiritual, emotional and physical being. All those facets of our being makes us special and unique. You are a gift to this earth and filled with unexplored talents and gifts. Tap into those talents and gifts this year and you might marvel at the result of its application. Refuse to be obsequious in settling down and remaining on the same level but yearn for an upgrade and reach higher to your fullest potential. Growth is in you so in this new year, choose wisely, dream big, write down your goals and achieve them because I promise you that at the end of the year, you will be able to hold on to one or more successes of the year. Have a great 2017. Happy new year!
IG: @innatelycrowned
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