There is a ‘best-results’ formula or process for everything. You may know one process of the many that exist, but it might not deliver the best results.
Find people who have got better results than you have, learn their process and use it.
Keep finding people with better processes and improving your own. Inevitably you will be getting better results each time.
Try to enjoy this process of continual improvement as it can last a lifetime.
Start your grand improvements today. Do not say you’ll start tomorrow, Saturday or Monday. If you seriously want to make a change in a habit or behaviour, why would you put it off for a day or three?
Seriously, you either start right now or you’re not really that serious in the goal or its success.
It’s so easy to put things off. That just tells everyone you’re more talk than action. Instead, be an action and results type person. Start that today.
When you’re all ready and you’ve done your prep, just relax and enjoy the show.
Will you feel exactly the same in 12 months? Or will you have actually done those things you wanted to do?
It’s all down to whether you really want them bad enough and you’re willing to do the work. And you are willing to sacrifice and let go of the current you to become the you you say you want to be.
Over to you!
Yesterday you were given a few things to do regarding 2024 and 2025. Did you do them? If not, put a date and time in the calendar right now to get this done over the next 3 days. Don’t let this opportunity get away from you.
Even if it is not perfect, start. Write on scrap paper if you have to. Book the time in if you didn’t do it.
If you did do it, congratulations! It’s great to review the year and remember all that you did in the last 12 months. It was probably more fulfilling than you thought it was.
Creating a dream / goal list for the future gets you excited about life and the years ahead. It’s a great thing to do.
Now go refine your work. Look over it again. Add bits you have thought more about. Re-read your words to get those great feelings of achievement and adventure. What an exciting year ahead!
If you haven’t already, get a notebook or even a piece of paper and do this today. Take 20 minutes and list out highlights of 2024, including what inspired you, what you achieved and what you loved. Set a timer for 20 minutes and write as fast as you can. You can also include challenges you overcame. Keep each idea short like a bullet point.
Then set your timer for another 20 minutes and try to write out up to 50 things you want to do, have, or be in 2025 and 2030. Write fast using the list you just made as an inspiring guide. Also use your most exciting ideas and imagination.
With this list of 50 things, decide which you want to achieve in 2025 and which might take longer like 2026 or 2030. Put the year you want to achieve the goal next to the goal itself.
Then gather up all the 2025 goals and decide which 5 are most important to you. With these five, write some greater detail around what the goal will look like once it is achieved.
Also write a list of next steps you will need to take to get closer to that goal.
Now put two dates next to each step so you know when you have to start and complete that step.
Now go work your plan!
Be mindful what you let your eyes see. Many things can’t be unseen. Some visuals return in quiet times or when our eyes are shut at night.
Bathe your eyes in beauty, love and gorgeous things. Look at things that make your heart fly and your soul soar. Do not waste precious moments of your life on anything that is not beautiful to you.
Boxing Day is a good day to take off. Do something different or nothing at all. Don’t do any should’s or secondary interesting things. I wouldn’t just fill time doing nonsense, unless it’s part of what brings you joy or can be done to just to help you actually relax.
Planning ahead by 6-12 months means you can get cheaper hotel rooms, flights and car rentals.
If you plan your finances in advance, you’ll save money on unnecessary loan interest, last minute charges and unhelpful fees.
Getting agreements in writing with full details and all questions answered gives you time to make better choices and not get stuck with an inferior product or service. The costs in both time and money can be substantial.
Take time to prepare properly and you’ll win more often. Surviving is ok but excelling is a lot more enjoyable.
Plan something different once a month for the 12 months of 2025. Pick a day or days now to do things you would like to do.
This can be free things from going for a walk, visiting a museum or art gallery, attending a church or even booking a night in a hotel in your budget.
See the world differently. Get a new perspective. See what you can learn from the experience.
You will have 12 opportunities to learn from and to look forward to this year. Book the days you want now and you can book the events now too!
