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It's that time of year. We all know it's coming. Many of us plan for it, get our one word ready, buy new planners, make to-do lists, do all the things necessary to prepare for what's next.

I do.

December was a race to the finish to check those things I'd ignored in 2019 off my to-do list. I made so much progress. I was a productivity maven. I was ready for the new year.

Then, 2020 happened and a long Christmas break for the kids hit me like a bag of bricks to the bag of the head.

Ouch!

I had goals. They were multiplying. (Sing to the tune of You're the One That I Want from Grease.)

The problem was even though I'd spent so much time in 2019 telling myself how productive and on task I'd be in 2020, I didn't think realistically about how "busy" (she says in quotes because no one should ever be too busy to pursue their goals) my life truly is.

Here's the reality. It's cliche, I know, but if you want something bad enough, you will make time for it. You will sacrifice to meet your goal.

Commitment issues are real. But when you sit down and think about it, it's not really fear of commitment. It's fear of disappointing yourself or someone else. It's not about the thing. It's about messing up the thing.

I think that's where my issues (already) with my goals and my fail to pursue them as I intended lie. I fear not (insert goal). I fear everything I try will end in failure.

Why is that?

That's probably a question for a therapist? Maybe I should start seeing one.

The point is, look at your goals. Break them down into realistic, bite-size chunks that fit into your life at this time. Make time for them. If that means you don't get to watch a new episode of The Bachelor when it's on, so be it. DVR it. Stream it later. Who cares? What matters - what truly matters - is how you utilize your time and what you do in the here and now to get one step (it doesn't matter how big or how small) closer to your goal.

Are you ready to do this?

I sure am.

#dreamon #BeAGoalGetter

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