By Samantha Taylor, Health and Fitness Expert
Yes 2024 is here, hard to believe, I know. One good thing about a new year is that we can have a restart in our mind even if we aren’t setting resolutions. I KNOW the last few years have been intense, brutal in many areas, but I also know that if we live in the past, we carry it with us and have a hard time moving forward.
The negativity, frustration or disappointment of the past can be heavy. Dragging that around into our future weighs us down and affects our ability to fully live in the now, which is really all any of us have. I know what its like to have disappointment beyond comprehension, however I also know what it’s like to have to pull it together regardless of circumstances and still find joy, still praise God because He is God and still have hope for the future. And even though tough things happen, you can keep pressing forward and find out what is the next path for your life. The alternative is to just wallow in our pain and self-pity and there is no point in that.
Having a fresh start is sometimes about a fresh outlook, a fresh attitude, and a renewal of pushing the restart button. Since you are still breathing, it’s never too late for this. So, I encourage you to have a reset in your mind. Decide that you are going to start focusing on the positive good things that are happening around you.
I do have to say I enjoy setting goals for the new year and although some think it’s cliché and doesn’t work, that is only if you don’t work on it. I have set massive, life changing goals for the new year that have impacted my life greatly, but the key is you must stick to what you say.
For example, 13 years ago, I set a goal to go for a year with no alcohol. It was a very intense goal at the time to set, however I was committed to seeing what it was like to not depend on alcohol to relax or have a good time. And sure enough, 13 years later after setting a resolution to do it, I love living this way so much, I am still easily living out that resolution! They work… if you work on them!
I can tell you one habit I have started working on is learning how to analyze my life monthly, almost like a new year but it’s every month. I look at my life and see how I am doing and what needs to be adjusted to reach the goals I have set. We cannot expect what we don’t inspect and if we are not proactively looking at our life and setting goals of what we are aiming for, statistically people achieve less. But also making sure if we are on track or not because if you are not involved in planning your life then you will just end up with what you get, instead of a life you design.
Pushing through some tough times and not letting them get me down while focusing on what is next has allowed me to accomplish some huge goals even in the last few months from doing this. I went from having to close my 5 personal training studios to launching my new you tube channel, signing two book deals to be on the Wallstreet Journal best seller’s list and to be a guest on PBS show to 250 million homes soon! It makes a huge difference when you stay focused, don’t let negative things bring you down and keep moving forward.
If you would like some help and inspiration in setting your goals and accomplishing them, get my free online workshop on New Years Goals and also a bible study I did on goal setting, go here:
http://www.SamanthaTaylor.com/NewYear2024 And if you want to see how I can help you lose weight by transforming your relationship with food, check out my website www.SamanthaTaylor.com Happy New Year!