The fact that we are now entering into the last week of January 2010 is a testament to how fast time truly does fly! This week's focus is performing a Month-End inspection. Just shy of a month ago, we decided that we were going to Win in 2010!!!! Now that the first month of the year is drawing to a close it's time to take out the magnifying glass and inspect our progress. Upon completing this month-end inspection, let's utilize this final week to clear out the last remnants of clutter, and tie up the final loose ends in prepartion for month two of our tweleve month focus on self-discovery and personal development. Below I have provided a checklist that can serve as a resource for performing this month-end assessment.
January Month-End Inspection
- Has all clutter within relationships, finances, home, and office been addressed and removed?
- Have you removed your mask before God and sought his guidance for dealing with areas of struggle?
- If your plan is starting a new business, bringing in additional income, becoming a homeowner or working toward accomplishing educational goals, ect., have you written out a clear plan of action for reaching your desired goals?
- Are you setting time aside time each day to mediatate and reflect on your daily goals?
- Have you tried journaling as a tool for gaining clarification, direction, and as a way to monitor progress?
- Do you know the total dollar amount of your debt, and the amount needed monthly to cover living expenses?
- Have you established a monthly budget?
- What steps have you made toward achieving fitness and health goals?
Personal Month-End Reflection
As I cleared out the clutter, and removed my mask before God, I discovered that winning in 2010 was going to be more of a challenge than I imagined! Years of bad habits do not develop overnight so we certainly cannot expect them to disappear within a few weeks. Creating the lives we desire requires a daily committment to doing a little each day toward restructuring our lives and developing better habits. Even if you fell short of your goals this month, it's not too late! Hopefully if nothing else, you will end this month with greater awareness of changes that need to be made, a greater sense of direction, and a plan of action. Use this final week of January to revamp, regroup, and refocus your attention on the goals that were established during the first few days of this month. Congratulations on victories large and small!!!! Give yourselves credit for any steps that you have taken in the direction of self-discovery and personal developement! I'm sure that many of you have successfully established your foundation of success and are preparing to implement your battle plan for winning in 2010!!! Have a wonderful week!!! See you in February!!!
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Wow! Time does fly! Well, as I reflect on these past few weeks in January, there is still much work to be done. I am proud of myself for sticking to a few of my goals thus far, like staying out of debt, removing myself from negativity (gossip/people without purpose). I did not exercise as often as I should have so still much work to be done in that area. So, let's continue to encourage each other and try harder on reaching our goals!
ReplyDeleteI love what you said about bad habits not developing over night. Truth be told, I think self-development is, indeed, a process. I think the important thing, however, is to stay in forward motion. Even if we don't accomplish everything exactly on schedule, we should still be moving toward our goals. Because truly the race is not given to the swift or to the strong, but to the one that endures until the end. Thank you for bringing us to a place of accountability.
ReplyDeleteYou ladies are so faithful! Thank you so much for your love and support throughout the first month of this journey! Vicky, this week as I tie up loose ends I'm going to add a consistant work-out routine to my checklist. I've been doing all that I can to avoid gossip and drama as well. Life is full enough without the extra weight of nonsense!
ReplyDeleteTangie, I agree, we just have to keep moving forward, and realize that self-development is a process. As we continue to hold each other accountable, I'm confident that we are sure to see some remarkable results by the year's end!