100 days ago, there was this post asking how we would make the remaining days in 2017 count and I decided to write down all my goals. To be honest, I was proud of my "huge" list at the time and at it was a great motivation for myself to set my own bar so high. But as wise man Rocky once told us, “life ain't all sunshine and rainbows” and I took a hit on most, if not all the goals. I fell back into bad habits and I couldn’t form the desired new habits, because I was missing the self-motivation and I fell into the trap of the false hope syndrome. Once again, I was stuck in my comfort zone, which is actually not that comfortable in retrospect, but rather depressing and it feels like a trap that stops you from moving on your path.
But here I am, after not working effectively towards my goals on many of the 100 days, in the end, I managed to progress towards all of them. November was the worst month and near the end, I was desperate with my situation and I needed to be honest to myself. So I drafted this a month before I planned to publish it. It also served as a letter written by my fictional future self in January 2018 to myself in November 2017. Because my future self is who I’m chasing in my life. I wrote it to remind myself, that the path is almost never smooth. It has ups and downs, and the most important thing in the tough phases is to remember why we are going down that path and to not give up. I can't imagine what some of you people are going through out there. My problems might seem ridiculous in comparison, but whatever it is, just keep walking, keep ambling, keep crawling, keep moving forward and if it's necessary, just stand for a while and catch a breath. But always pick yourself up after a fall. Always remember it's a marathon, not a sprint and it's all about not quitting and getting back on track EVERY DAMN TIME.
I wrote all of the above at the end of November and the following part is written now, on New Year’s Eve. I actually managed to turn things around. After a tough month in November and with the help of the above note to myself, I managed to reassure myself of my goals and that I had it in me to put in the hard work. I coached myself. Maybe I didn't achieve every goal to the extent I had wished and maybe I failed totally at some of them (hello chocolate cake), but what matters most is the grind and the effort put into it: the journey itself. At some points on your path, you stop and stare while you decide which way to go. At other times, you sprint at your best pace knowing where you’re going. And December was a sprint to me. I worked on my personal priorities and I managed to make up for lost time in previous months, but most importantly, I realized that sometimes we have to slow down and take a breath to see where we are going.
In conclusion, 2017 was a year full of learning, inspiration and motivation for me. I've spoken a lot this of words this year, but 2018 is going to be the year of action and the year of listening. I wish you all a happy new year. Live a life that matters, my friends.
Submitted January 01, 2018 at 05:17AM by CptSparkz http://ift.tt/2zTSmNH
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