Halfway into January and with New Year Celebrations behind us, we have the rest of our life laying at our feet. And most of our New Year Resolutions are forgotten – or?
In most cases that is a fact!
We generally feel the euphoria of a new year – we see new possibilities – set new goals – make all kinds of promises – but then all of a sudden our daily life hits us and we are back in our old rat race. This is the life we know and it is easier to stay there than to do the changes.
Does it have to be like this?
No!
But why is it that it always happens? What is this all about? It is about your standards in life. You do your chosen rituals in life every day and you continue to do them the same way until you find a reason to change.
It works like this! You first have to have a VISION – where do you really want to be – what do you really want to become? Then you have to have good reasons why you want that. You have to feel those reasons in your heart. You have to review and feel them every day!
It is about your standards – you don’t always get your goals but you always get your standards. That is the level you decide to be on. If you are stressed out, overweight, a smoker or anything else you might not want to be – but still always find excuses for not doing the change – that is the standard you set for yourself.
So this is about raising your standards. You need to turn your “shoulds” into “musts”. Your “should stress less, lose weight, stop smoking or whatever” will never make any changes. You need to turn it into a” must” do these things. The “must” has to become a part of your identity – your new standard.
We stay consistent on how we define ourselves – so if you can change the standard and stay consistent at the new level you can define yourself in a new way: ” I AM de-stressed, normal weight, a former smoker or whatever”. And you are not competing with someone else but with what you can be. What others can do is irrelevant.
This is what you need to do:
- Define what you want to improve?
- Write down how it is today – what are the rituals that put you there?
- How do you want it to be – be specific!
- What are the rituals that will get you there – be specific
- Start implementing those rituals and soon you will get to your new standards!
It is never too late to do changes, nor does it matter what you want to change. As soon as you start doing your new rituals other things in your life will automatically change and you will move towards the standards you want to have.
Next step is to tell the world what you are up to so people can hold you accountable for getting it done.
GOOD LUCK with YOUR new life!
What are your thoughts on this? What is a good life to you? What will your changes be? Do you have any good tips to share? Please comment below. I love to read your comments.
To your success – and keep smiling!
