Last responders are surrounded by death, so let’s choose to live
Hello again,
I hope you’re having a nice day, where ever you are in the world. Are you working today? Are you resting today? Are you planning some big next step in your life or your career, or perhaps something big personally like taking a nap for the first time in weeks? Big or small, I hope you are meeting the challenges head-on, with excitement, anticipation, and curiosity.
I have always been a positive person - when there is a goal or struggle, I try to picture me living in the land of success. What do I feel like when I get what I want? I’ve actually pretended to smile and thank my supporters - not kidding! While I can’t predict what this new year will bring, I can control how I meet the challenges. Instead of “I’ll never make that podcast” or “I’ll never write this book,” I’m choosing to say “I’m going to spend an hour this week learning how to make a podcast” and “I’m going to write an outline for my book this month.” This changes anxiety, doubt, and fear into that excitement, anticipation, and curiosity! And I love the challenge of proving myself RIGHT!!!
For accountability, I’ll share my goals with you here. I have a podcast idea and I’m going to try and interview at least 10 people before the summer so that I can produce and publish it by summer. I have a few book ideas (fiction and nonfiction) so I’m planning to take an extra 10mins before I pick up my kids from school, park at a beautiful place in my town, turn on some good music, and write every day. I will keep working out regularly (5 times a week with a favorite Friday Yoga would be awesome) and have coffee with my husband every Thursday morning. I’m going to stick with the Alcohol Free lifestyle that has benefited me over last year and spread the word with my community. These are big goals for me and I might not make them every day or week - but I will try and that makes me feel productive.
What are you going to try? How will you feel if you make those goals? How can you reframe your plans to meet them with excitement, anticipation, and curiosity indeed of anxiety, doubt, and fear?
Cheers,
Kat
