Here we sit, January 9^th, 9 days after the new year and I am still struggling with committing to my resolutions.

I know I want my “words” for the year to be “service”, “community”, “growth” and strangely enough “uncomfortableness”, but I am still overwhelmed with creating the action plan that will allow those words to guide me through a successful 2023.

Hopefully, you’ve set your goals and are well on your way to crushing them every.single.day.  If you are, I want to be just like you.  Honestly, I am envious of everyone that seems to have it all together this early in the new year.

I seriously do have a clear vision but taking the time to sit down and write out meaningful, actionable, achievable steps is where I struggle.  Procrastination is probably what my “word” should be.

I guess for me, if I am honest with myself, it has always been the fear of failure or the fear of disappointment that has pushed me toward inaction in the past (and today). Those same dang fears are already creeping their way into my head this year.  If you do nothing, you can’t fail, RIGHT?!?

To make things happen, my first step this year is going to be shifting my mindset and evicting that fear mentality.  My mindset just can’t be “I can’t…it’s impossible, it has got to be…”Look at me – I CAN!!!”

I have the vision.  I have the skills.  I have the knowledge.  I have the resources. I just need to hunt down and trap the motivation that will send me on the way.

Maybe that is why I am here today.  Maybe it is the accountability of posting and being expected to post about my progress that is really going to be the “kick in the pants” I need.  I know…nobody but grandpas say that anymore, but it feels right to say it here (and if it good enough for grandpas, I guess it is good enough for me).

I literally have the ability to change the course of my life if I will just take the first step.  And then another one.  And another one.  You get the picture? They don’t even have to be big steps.  Just one action a day will culminate in 365 baby steps on my ladder to the life I want to lead.

Tomorrow, I will work on “service”. I will lay out my BIG ROCKS and start filling them in with the little ones.  (That is some Stephen Covey motivation right there).

So, until tomorrow friends.  Let’s start writing that eviction notice.

Look at me – I CAN!!!