Let’s Make Dreams Come True This Year
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Abraham Lincoln
This year, it is time to break the cycle. Time to turn those ambitious dreams into reality. Don’t get stuck. Rewrite your narrative.
So, here we are 2024. What now? What is the big picture of what we want to accomplish in our lives, but especially, what do we want to accomplish in 2024?
Let’s step back for a moment and think about this question.
What is your big goal? See the big goal, and then back up into the individual steps needed to make it a reality.
“You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” – Martin Luther King
I want to share with you some food for thought about the important things in life that we cannot see or touch. Concepts or elements of human life that you may want to include in your goals for 2024.
Love and Connectedness. Maybe one of the most intangible things in our lives. But certainly, one of the most important things we cannot see or touch. We can feel it, and sense it with a smile or a wink. From an evolutionary perspective, our very survival depended on interactions. Our well-being requires strong social connections for both physical and mental health, and personal growth is linked to human connections.
Purpose. What drives you? What do you want your life to be dedicated to? What is important to you?
Passion. Do you know what your passions are? Passion is an intense emotion or feeling that drives us toward something. Deep interest. Passion can be about individual expression or your life’s mission.
Quality of Life. Is about your well-being, physical, mental, and emotional balance, your social connections, your material security and comfort, and your freedom and autonomy. It is an integral part of personal growth and development. Quality of life and self-actualization are reached by knowing oneself. Socrates said that the unexamined life is not worth living.
Optimal Health. Is a dynamic balance of physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and intellectual health. It is core to finding quality in your life.
Joy and Happiness. Two positive emotions connect to your quality of life. Happiness is associated with feelings of satisfaction, peace, and gratitude. Joy is an intense feeling of excitement, delight, and euphoria. Joy is more temporary than happiness. Have you ever set a goal to find your joy and happiness?
Living Your Best Life. All of these components add to living your best life. So, it is important to think about where these concepts fit into your big picture. How do you incorporate them into your goals?
The exploration of our inner space has the potential to be life-changing, leading us toward greater wisdom, compassion, and self-actualization.
Here are some ways to think about these unseeable things. Our values guide us in our decisions and actions. Our virtues represent desirable qualities like kindness, courage, and wisdom. Emotions drive our experiences and relationships, adding depth to our lives. And yes, meaning and purpose provide us with a sense of direction and motivation.
This year my blog will take you on a journey to find ways to set your goals, make a plan that works, and achieve your goals. During the first two months of 2024, I will discuss how to achieve your hopes, plans, and dreams. We will go into motivation, consistency, changing habits, determination, and perseverance. Steps to get from point A, where you are now, to point B, where you want to go. Then once you reach a goal, what next? How to continue building upon the goal.
Embrace the journey. Focus not only on the goal but also on the amazing dance to get there. Remember the New You is not a fixed destination. Hopefully, you have already created your goals for 2024. If not, check back through my blogs, which lead you through the process of setting goals, with links to lots of great resources, articles, and recommended books to read.
Citations
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