Goal Setting for a New Year (2 Minute Read)
Maybe you’re dealing with the post-Christmas hangover, getting the kids ready to go back to school, or just trying not to freeze to death walking to the car.
In this post-holiday malaise you have a BIG decision to make.
Are you going to coast into the new year like you’ve done in the past or are you going to take charge this year and live intentionally?
Here are two ideas that might help you begin to consider what 2023 could look like for you.
1. A PRINCIPLE is “a concisely worded statement of truth that transcends circumstance.” (Alex Judd – “Path for Growth Podcast”)
2. An ACTION is “the accomplishment of a thing usually over a period of time, in stages, or with the possibility of repetition.” (Meriam Websters Dictionary)
So here’s your homework before January 1, 2023. I want you to answer these two questions and write down your answers on a piece of paper.
1. What PRINCIPLE do I want to focus on living out in 2023?
AND
2. What ACTION am going to commit to repeating this year that strengthens that principle within me?
Here are two examples to get you started:
PRINCIPLE: “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” Prov 4:23 (NIV)
ACTION: I’m going to choose to turn off the news and talk radio this year because I think it creates more fear, worry, and anxiety within me.
Or
PRINCIPLE: We become like those we surround ourselves with.
ACTION: I’m going to start politely turning down the lunch invitations of my negative coworker this year and begin reading or listening to a personal growth podcast at lunch each day.
Let me know what some of the guiding principles are in your life and what actions you use to back them up and reinforce them.
If you feel lost in trying to find direction or if you just can’t get over that hump of putting that action into practice then maybe consider talking to a counselor.
Reach out today and start the year right. I’m here to help.
www.danielcrosbycounseling.com
