I gave up making new year’s resolutions a long time ago.
This year, though, I felt like I needed to not so much resolve to do better, but take steps to get a grip on all the STUFF going on in my life. Work, writing, church, family . . . there’s just so much to do, to think about, and to plan. Some days it all just gets away from me.
So I signed up to be an influencer for Michael Hyatt’s new book, Your Best Year Ever. The idea is to stop sacrificing your dreams and ambitions on the altar of daily demands. You know how it goes . . . you mean to write that novel, start that speaking ministry, spend more time in scripture, commit more deeply to your spouse or your kids . . . But first you have to answer all these e-mails, do the grocery shopping, plan that trip to see the in-laws, and get the car inspected before you get a ticket.
And the dreams just never happen.
While I’ve already achieved my dream of being a published author, I’d like to take my writing further. Teach some workshops, have more time for promotions, actually write more. I’d like to find more time for the relationship-building side of fundraising at work in my day job. I’d like to dig deeper into faith with my husband–maybe a study we could do together.
So I’m digging in. Setting goals. Tracking them.
And Michael Hyatt is helping me identify hurdles, overcome roadblocks, develop positive habits, and get unstuck! Will it work? I hope so. I think so.
What gets scheduled gets done. I’ll keep you posted as I aim to make 2018 my best year ever.
How about you? What dreams have you deferred?
I’ve deferred dreams of traveling to various places in the US. I’d love to see the Appalachian mountains in the Fall, and tour the Great Smokey Mountains. For one, it’s expensive, and for another reason, I tend to get sick when I travel. Not every time, but often enough. I’ve also put on the back burner my desire to learn another foreign language.
I’m with you on the foreign language! I keep thinking I should try French again (I took it in high school and college). As for the autumn mountains . . . soooo worth it!!