In 4 days
we will start 2015. For a lot of people, it’s time to make resolutions (rarely
to take actions) and to think about everything that went wrong this year. Only
few people will be thankful for all the good things that have happened to them during
this year (but this is not the purpose of this article). Some will make a list
of everything they want to achieve during the New Year. I understand that
sometimes we need a chronological reference. We need a specific point in time
that helps us to measure or better evaluate our progress. However do we really
need a special day to start becoming the star we were born to be?
I would
like to achieve this and that from January 1st. Who
even told you that you will make up to this New Year? The message is about making a
change today. It is not just addressed to you but also to myself. Generally
when I want to leave a bad habit, I wait for Monday, or the first day of a
month. I don’t know where this comes from but I would really like to change it. I am probably not the only one doing this and maybe on the other side of
the screen some people also need motivations. What if I start now? What is the
worst thing that can happen if I start shining today?
The right
day, the best moment is only an excuse like another one that we use to postpone
our light. Sometimes we are so afraid of taking the first step that will lead
us to success that we create a bunch of reasons why we should wait. Instead of
thinking about all the good reasons why we should work toward success, we
rather stop ourselves with our bad excuses. Tyrese Gibson said in How To Get Out Your Own Way that life is a menu. Whoever and whatever you order for your life is what’s going to be delivered to the table.
Today I think that we should all
ask ourselves what we want at our table. What is our goal? I am not talking about the purpose of this
year. Although it is important to establish short
and long-term goals, the most important is to know what drives us each time we
wake up? What is our purpose in life?
We are
responsible for where we are in our lives. We are responsible of finding and
achieving our goal. It is not enough to say I will start doing this next
year. When we talk about purpose, think about this seven words:
Passion:
what you daydream about
Understanding:
use a pen and a paper and describe exactly what you want to do
Relationships:
who are you willing to speak to, out of your comfort zone?
Persistence:
no matter what happen you should continue working toward your dream
Obstacles:
you will always have obstacles
Sacrifice:
you have to trade what matter the least for what you value the most
Endurance:
you will have to sweat in order to arrive to the end of marathon's success
Stop making
excuses, find a way and start taking actions to achieve your purpose. Stop waiting for every New Year and START SHINING NOW.
I
definitely invite you to watch this ted by Luke Wright.