Taking the Time to Reset

I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best. - Oscar Wilde

Like a lot of people, on New Year’s Eve, I made a number of goals for the year, and I was ready to tackle 2016 head on. Fast forward 3 months, and I’ll admit, I’m already failing royally. And without even knowing, I already started pushing things to next year. Next year I’ll get my finances in order, next year I’ll reach my goal weight, next year I’ll do this, next year I’ll do that and so on.

Over the past couple of months I managed to train myself into thinking I’d already failed 2016, despite the fact that there is still 9 months left in the year. And 9 months is plenty of time to get back on track. Ridiculous… I know.

It wasn’t until I was listening to one of Myleik Teele’s podcasts, that it really became clear to me – I still had time to reach my goals. (Side note, if you aren’t listening to her stuff, do yourself a favor and start now.) Like everyone else, on New Year’s Eve, she’d set goals for the year ahead, and around her birthday in May, she take the time to reassess. It makes total sense, right. Halfway through the year conduct inventory check to see where you are with your goals, what needs to be adjusted, added, or subtracted. Well, the pessimist me originally thought, that’s easy for her to do. Her birthday is in the middle of year, but my birthday is in January. When do I reassess?

The answer is … whenever I need to.

I think it’s the preconceived notions that I should be on my goals the moment the clock strikes twelve. And in a perfect world that would be the case, but I am far from perfect. I will stumble and it won’t be a smooth journey, but I will eventually reach my targets. That is, as long as I keep at it.

So until I reach Myleik status (or the Lindsie version of Myleik status), I plan on reassessing each quarter of 2016. I’m not quite ready to share what my goals are for the year, but I will happily update you as the year goes on.

Part one nearly done…three more to go.

L