Halfway point - time to refresh your goals?

We’re half way through the year and beginning the transition into summer which means it’s an ideal time to reflect on, and refresh, your goals for the year. Thinking back to the beginning of 2023, you set your goals out of a vision you held for your future self. Often there are feelings of excitement, hope, even fear that accompany goal setting. You imagine yourself at the end of that goal and think...

oooh I look so zen after months of daily meditation
I feel so strong after running that half marathon
I have so much energy after changing how I eat

Those visualizations are powerful especially when you pair them with supportive tools (like our Guide to Calendaring), and your emotions, specifically how it will feel to achieve your goal. 

While the goal is important, the power is in the process. In the process, you get to recall your why for setting your goal, acknowledge your challenges, and lean in to your supports like a trusted friend and your trusty calendar. Think of Calendaring as your handbook for embracing the process of achieving your goal. 

Here’s how… 

• Download our Guide to Calendaring and read it through
• Bring your attention to the colors on pages 5 and 6
• Identify which color best fits your goal 
• Take time at the beginning of each week to 
• schedule your goal using the appropriate color (i.e. daily meditation is gold, walking with a friend would be blue, posting your craft work on your Etsy store is green)
• review the previous week, celebrate your wins and your challenges 
• repeat this weekly! 

Make this simple for yourself, start with one goal and color (you can add more as you establish this habit), and treat this appointment as your most important appointment of the day (do not cancel or postpone it). Use your calendar to support you in what matters to you, and embrace the process. 

Finally, it’s never too late to set or revise your goals. If you realize you totally forgot about your goals, don’t worry! Take this time to consider what happened that caused you to lose focus - maybe you need to set smaller goals, maybe you need to use your calendar, maybe you need more support. Take this time to give yourself permission to reflect and reset - there’s still plenty of time left in 2023! 

With love,
Jodh

Download our free Guide to Calendaring.

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