As I’m sitting here in Starbucks planning my 364 days ahead of me, I begin my year with a contented heart. Content because I celebrated God’s gift of salvation through the birth of my Savior Jesus just last month, and that He has given me another year to live a life of purpose. Content because my gracious mom and dad are taking care of my lovable sons, so that my husband and I can set our goals individually and as a family for the year. And lastly, content because I do have a husband who is a visionary and encourages me to take time do this planning with him.
Every year I've always set goals in my life. It's helped me to keep focused on what I need to accomplish for that year, be more organized, and it is really rewarding to achieve those goals. My goals have definitely evolved along with the stages and seasons of my life. When I got married it was no longer just my individual goals, but our goal as a couple. And now that we have children, we have our family goals and our sons individual development goals.
Partnering with my husband in goal setting for our family does bring emotional intimacy knowing that we are united in achievement and supporting each other to do so. Additionally, when we share our individual goals with one another we can better understand the motives of each other for the year and be more intentional in how we can encourage one other. As for our children, I've started setting goals when my eldest son was just two years old and my youngest one years old. There are always areas where we can all improve every year, and it is no different for our children as they meet their yearly milestones. This is not limited to the intellect or abilities, but most importantly their character that will shape their decisions when they become adults.
In 2012, my husband signed us up for "Date with Destiny", which is a seminar held by Anthony Robbins. It was definitely life changing and a paradigm shift to how I set my goals. One of the many things that I've realized from Robbins is that I need to change some of the beliefs that have kept me from reaching my goals and my ultimate destiny. There is so much to expound on that, but I'll reserve that in more detail for another post. However, I bring this up because it is now an important practice for me to think about any false beliefs that keep me from achieving my goals and replace it with a new belief along with constructive action that only draw me closer to my ultimate destiny.
It's not what's happening to you now or what has happened in your past that determines who you become. Rather, it's your decisions about what to focus on, what things mean to you, and what you're going to do about them that will determine your ultimate destiny.
-Anthony Robbins
I encourage you to watch this short video of Anthony Robbins to help jump start your new years resolution.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dg283l_u4Oo
