How to Transform Your Life in Six Months or Less
Pinterest. That's the answer. Although, that makes me laugh too, I swear to you that on January 1, 2015 when I sat down at my laptop and created seven Pinterest boards that represented my New Year's Resolutions, I had no idea that I would accomplish most of them.
Part of the success that I've had in transforming my life to where I want to be was in creating goals that I would work on daily. I took small realistic actions that were manageable for me.
You have to get clear about what you want in your life. Half the time, that's the huge battle. Personally, I have struggled with career issues since I graduated with my Bachelor in Fine Arts. My education had taught me to understand that I was the creator of my own life and success. After I had created my Pinterest boards, I was talking to a friend that I had a great business idea but I also wanted to finish my novel. I felt like I had to select one thing to focus on and that's when she said, "Do both." That sort of flipped my world. I started to explain that I was home with two children under three and that was it was impossible to do both. I started to explain that launching a business and writing a novel would be impossible to do. She said, "No it's not. Do both." Everyday I thank her for being the only person in my life to show me that things are impossible only if you let it be. I had used Pinterest to define my goals and now it was time to saddle up and commit.
I had made a public visualization of my goals for the year. Here are the goals that I made...and I want to also add that I made most of these goals while having coffee on January first while I was watching the Rose Parade. So you don't have to labor over your goals! Just allow your instinct to guide you. Here are my goals...
1. Upgrade My Personal Appearance: Literally, I was over slummy mommy clothes and yoga pants as my daily look. I felt it was time to express and redefine myself to the world.
2. Love My Beauty and Skincare Routine: Okay, what routine?! I never took time to enjoy a skincare routine or even apply makeup on a daily basis. It seemed superficial. As it turned out, I couldn't believe the amazing transformation this would have in my life...and it was surprisingly a larger inner transformation than an outer one. Talk about amping up the self-confidence! I recommend this to absolutely every person alive. Nothing feels better than looking your best, always.
3. Finish My Novel: I haven't accomplish this goal yet. I expect to by the end of the year. This is the hardest goal for me. But, it's on my radar! I was completely sidetracked by my next resolution, but the fact that I am even writing this post is evidence to me that I'm getting ready to hammer at this goal for the rest of the year.
4. Launch My Business: Yes. I accomplished this goal. When I created this board, I didn't have a clue what my business would be. However, two weeks after launching this goal and working on the other goals like upgrading my appearance, I stumbled into the answer. I spent the last seven months learning how to build, source, and run my business. If you are curious what it is, check out Madison & White
5. Family Fun & Awesome Mom Style: Who doesn't want to be an awesome mom? Thank god for Pinterest and the millions of ideas on what to do with kids! Honestly, I need to actually try more of these ideas like glitter play dough!
6. Declutter & Organize My Life: This has been happening in my life big time! In fact, I'm reading "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up," by Marie Kondo. I feel the magic every time I dropped stuff off at Goodwill! It's crazy how much focus I get every time I get rid of the clutter. This should be a goal for everyone.
7. Take Time to Be Creative: This is a goal that I can apply to everything else on my list, but I think its also important to schedule fun creative time. That could mean gardening, trying to learn how to do a waterfall braid, or trying a new recipe. Something fun, something creative. I need to do this one even more than I have because it results in a more satisfying life in general.
TAKE ACTION IN 15 MINUTE INCREMENTS
Some might believe my goals are easy, hard, unrealistic, or whatever. That doesn't matter. In fact, if my goal had been to climb Everest, I would need to do something daily to get there. That is where I put a rule into place:
Do it Daily for 15 Minutes
Mentally, a task is easier if you set a timed goal of 15 minutes. Use that as your mojo-maker, if you run over on time then congratulations! Over the next several months, you will see progress. Things will start to change. It's insane. Why wait until the end of the year, today is the place to begin. Go to Pinterest and create public visual boards that declare your goals. Follow it up with the commitment to take action for 15 minutes every day. You can do this. I did. It works.
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