Happy Friday you Darling Dreamers!
It’s the end of another week and the start of a new month! I can’t believe in 2 months we will be moving into yet another year of wonderful goodness. Can you feel the energy speeding up with the holidays quickly approaching? I sure can!
I have been thinking about 2014 a lot over the last few weeks. While each year feels like an opportunity to start anew, 2014 seems even more like a clean slate. Maybe it has to do with my current job coming to an end and the options for the future still to be determined.
Every year around this time, I get excited for the newness and a fresh opportunity to make huge strides in my life and to make it an even better year than the one before. I tend to do a bit of reflection on the past year to identify the growth, evolution, and lessons learned as well as figure out what I still want to work on. Then, I might sit down to write a letter to myself for the year ahead or create a vision board of what I want to achieve (depending on how I am feeling).
Do you do any type of reflection before you set your intentions for the coming year? I asked around to some of my friends and many of them said they haven’t even begun to think of what they want in 2014. Have you?
If you haven’t, I encourage you to take some time to do just that. Ask yourself the following questions:
What did I accomplish in 2013?
What lessons did I learn?
What didn’t I accomplish that I wanted to?
What was holding me back?
That last question is a big one and it may not be something you can readily identify. Many people would answer that with a simple word : Life.
When it comes to resolutions, intentions, goals, and big dreams there are a number of things that can hold a person back. Maybe you are fearful of failure (who isn’t?). Maybe you have a fear of the unknown. Some people fear success. Others say that lack of motivation, inspiration, and a plan to do what they love is the issue. Maybe it’s time, resources, money, connections, confidence, that is keeping you where you are. Or maybe you have no clue what it is.
Identifying what has held you back from achieving your deepest desires is a step in the right direction. Knowledge is power, so knowing what it is is half the battle. The other half is knowing what to do to get through it.
As we move swiftly into the November and the holiday season, I encourage you to take some time to reflect on 2013 so far. Don’t just identify the marks you missed, but make sure to identify the things you did well. The good, great, and amazing moments of 2013 should be celebrated!
With that said, I wanted to let you know that I have created a theme for November and that theme is Gratitude & Giving. With the holiday season upon us and a new year just around the corner, I wanted to extend some amazing (and FREE) opportunities/gifts for you lovely readers. While I am planning for 2014 to be an incredible-blow-my-mind-adventure, I also want to place my focus on the abundance and beauty that is in my life in this very moment.
So, for your first gift, you can download your copy of my article : 20 Ways To Keep Your Dream Alive! All you have to do is sign up for my newsletter and I promise NOT to send you unnecessary, boring, emails just to send them. This list is truly my VIP list, so you are going to want to take full advantage of the awesome gifts that are coming this month.
I hope you have a magnificent weekend and as always, thanks for reading!
