by This year has been tough for all of us. Everyone has been affected in one way or the other. Personally I was thinking to use this year as a golden opportunity to develop my skills, read more books, write more posts etc etc. None of that happened, but I am going to forgive myself just this last time and swear to make 2021 as the best year of my life.
First thing Im going to do is is to stop blaming the current circumstances. We all have had 8 months to adjust and its a lot of time. Now let’s all take the remaining few days in 2020 to plan and execute a great 2021.
Joural
First thing I am planning to do is to reflect and analyze the 2020. Analyze the actions, thought process in the situations that were presented in this year. Journal all the wins, losses, surprises, missed opportunities. Leave the mind free and let it remember all the events of significance.
Let it go
After the journal is done, you and I both need to simply let it go like dry sand slips from the fist. The sand is gone and there is no point in regretting or looking for it. We can never have a great future if we are stuck in past. Our mind always micro focuses on failures we had in past and wants us to think of us as a failure. However, we need to view them with a different lens. Failures are the attempts to make a better future and each attempt will make us better and take us closer to our ultimate goal.
Always consider past as stories and don’t cement them as a facts. Every attempt is different and is better than the previous one as you grow with each shot you take towards your goal.
Re-Frame
Learn from each attempt. Always learn from each step you make towards your goal. If you learn from it, your next one would be better than the previous. However, if you only see it as a failed attempt, you would loose motivation and start giving up.
If you miss an opportunity always remember that there would be another one coming soon. Start preparing for it, start looking for it. Once you are fully motivated, you would find opportunities which you would have otherwise missed.
Golden Strategy
Mind works best when if sees light at the end of the tunnel. It then starts working backwards from the light towards you and creates a path. Hence, imagine yourself in the place you want to be at the end of 2021. Your mind would automatically start reverse engineering the path to your present.
Imagine the best version of your self. Start thinking towards the changes you need to make to get to it. If you don’t know whats the best version of yourself, then use this time to finally once for all figure out what the hell you want to do with your life. Once you have a vision and a strategy make sure you journal it. Else, you are going to let it go as it has been until now in your life.
Execution
Once you know the end version of yourself and a strategy start working towards it. Action is the most important step to start moving towards your goal. You are not going to get anything out of thin air or for free. Stop think about your past stories and start acting. It is the right time to take action and make 2021 the best year of your life.
