Are you in need of a new beginning? The New Year resolutions have faded into the holiday glow, and now is a great time to renew and refresh your home, your space, your life. The best way to begin anew is to plan with intention. According to Deepak Chopra, M.D. “Intention is the starting point of every dream. It is the creative power that fulfills all of our needs, whether for money, relationships, spiritual awakening, or love.”
Intentions are the bedrock of goals and desires. When planning with intention you want to come from a place of authenticity. Ask yourself what you genuinely want to achieve? For those intentions to take form, it’s important to set goals.
Goals should be specific and measurable for them to powerful and effective. That doesn’t mean that those goals must come from a place of stress and guilt, be competitive or full of pressure. Setting measurable goals gives you the clarity that is needed to help manifest tangible outcomes.
Actions support your goals and intentions and allow the goal to take form. Creating daily, weekly and monthly actions is the key to achievement and may include building or changing some habits. Habits require practice to form or break, and the cessation of action is more about the loss of support and accountability than failure or weakness.
Sometimes we all fall short of our goals. This is when a shift in perspective can help us overcome feelings of defeat. Be kind to yourself, practice focusing on what you accomplished and allow yourself to make mistakes. Enjoy the process and have fun along the journey.
Darla Pompilio
Your Tasks – Our Time, LLC
