Are you ready to take responsibility for your life goals? Do you ever feel like you have so many ideas in your head and plans for your life, but they never get accomplished or even started? Do you keep writing about or thinking about the same goals every month?
You want to…
- Lose 10 pounds
- Exercise more
- Start your novel
- Plant a garden
- Save enough money to buy ___________
- Get organized
- Reduce your debt
But what actually happens is that you get through every day doing the tasks at hand, and pretty soon, another month is over. Months add up to a year, and pretty soon, there is no time left.
And it is absolutely, 100% your fault. You need to take responsibility for your thoughts and actions, not get distracted, and take charge of your days. Are you ready to do that?
Let’s start checking off your goals and have that feeling of accomplishment each month! The goals don’t have to be big, but they might be a stepping stone to your big goals.
Here are a few of my goals –
- Lose 15 pounds by August 23rd
- Get ahead on my blog posts
- Read 4 books a month
- Create an eBook and a journal
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To do that, I need to control my daily schedule and do something every day to work towards those life goals. It might look something like this.
- Every week I plan my meals and have healthy snacks available. Follow the plan every day. Do not let myself get talked into eating junk either by myself or someone else.
- Get in 10,000 steps every day
- Plan time every day for batching posts to get ahead. Take time at the beginning of every month to plan it out and be responsible for following through.
- My June challenge is to read for 30 minutes every day. Stick to it and plan my days accordingly.
- Block out time every week to work specifically on my eBook and journal
Interruptions will almost undoubtedly come up, but that is when you have to decide what is most important.
Decide whether:
- Going out with friends is more important than your healthy eating.
- Another episode of Veep is more important than a half-hour of reading.
- The latest Facebook or Instagram notification is more important than working on your writing.
- The laundry or dirty dishes can wait until after your workout.
- That new shirt or lamp at Target is more important than sticking to your budget.
- You can give yourself the time you need to accomplish your list today.
- Your goals and self-care are more important than helping everyone else with theirs.
- You need a mentor or accountability partner to keep you on track.
We don’t take responsibility for our life goals because we think we don’t have time; we blame someone else for distracting or needing us or just because it is too hard. Let’s stop putting off the life we were meant to live! No more excuses.
A few more helpful tips:
- Stop blaming
- Stop complaining
- Live in the present
- Have clarity around your life goals
- Enjoy the hard work
- Make yourself happy
- Pay attention to your thoughts, words, beliefs, and actions. Do they support your life goals?
I know I am tired of having the same goals every month and year. It’s time to take responsibility and crush them once and for all!
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Here’s a few quotes to give you a little more motivation to take responsibility for your life goals
“Do something today that your future self will thank you for.”
“When you think everything is someone else’s fault, you will suffer a lot. When you realize that everything springs only from yourself, you will learn both peace and joy.” Dalai Lama
“It is only when you take responsibility for your life that you discover how powerful you truly are.” Allanah Hunt
“The key is taking responsibility and initiative, deciding what your life is about, and prioritizing your life around the most important things.” Stephen Covey
“Accepting personal responsibility for your life frees you from outside influences – increases your self-esteem – boosts confidence in your ability to decisions – and ultimately leads to achieving success in life.” Roy T. Bennett
“Responsibility to yourself means refusing to let others do your thinking, talking, and naming for you; it means learning to respect and use your own brains and instincts; hence, grappling with hard work.” Adrienne Rich
Let’s hold each other accountable! What big goals do you have? What small steps can you take every day or week? Write in the comments below, or follow along on my Facebook page!