{"id":27940,"date":"2019-01-09T09:10:09","date_gmt":"2019-01-09T14:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chescotimes.com\/?p=27940"},"modified":"2019-01-09T09:10:14","modified_gmt":"2019-01-09T14:10:14","slug":"dont-retire-refire-what-is-your-vision-for-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/?p=27940","title":{"rendered":"Don’t Retire, ReFire: What is your vision for 2019?"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Gail Supplee Tatum<\/strong>, Columnist, The Times<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>What goals did you set your sights on, to complete in 2018? Are you satisfied with your results or is there still unfinished business to tend to in order to start 2019 strong?<\/p>\n

What didn\u2019t you get done?\u00a0 Are you beating yourself for not getting those things done?<\/p>\n

What is your plan now? In spite of having a few tasks on your list, is the vision for your future still in sight? If your vision is still in sight, then don\u2019t waste any of your energy fretting over what you didn\u2019t accomplish.\u00a0 Readjust your mindset to the \u201chere and now\u201d, and to your 2019 list. Open a new page with this year\u2019s goals, which may include what you didn\u2019t accomplish in 2018. Having said that, consider whether or not those items were truly important to you. You may want to include some of them but you may find that some items have lost their importance.\u00a0 Let go of those items that may be affecting your clear vision.<\/p>\n

Here are a few suggestions that will help you set your goals and keep your vision in sight.<\/p>\n

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  1. Write your goals down. This is of the utmost importance! Goals, unwritten, get forgotten. Your list has got to be \u201cin your face\u201d, in a prominent location. Hint: I copy my list and place it in a few places around my house, like one on my night table, one in my home office and one in my kitchen.<\/li>\n
  2. Monitor your progress. Whether it is weekly, bi-weekly or monthly. Check in with your list to make sure you\u2019re moving forward.<\/li>\n
  3. Set mini goals, leading up to your big goals. This way you can track how far you\u2019ve come and how close you are to getting to the end zone.<\/li>\n
  4. Once each goal is met, BOLDLY CROSS IT OFF! Be dramatic about it! Make a noise!\u00a0 Celebrate the accomplishment in a big way!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    In closing, reflecting on the year gone by, we remember our triumphs and mishaps, our promises made and broken, the times we opened our hearts to new possibilities and the times we closed ourselves up, for fear of rejection and hurt.<\/p>\n

    Starting a new year is about wiping the slate clean and getting another chance to get it right. It\u2019s a chance to forgive, to do better, to let go of the things that scare you and just go for it, fearlessly.\u00a0 Ask yourself, \u201cWhat\u2019s the worst that can happen?\u201d\u00a0 Maybe you\u2019ll get a no.\u00a0 Maybe you\u2019ll have someone who you thought was a friend, tell you to not contact them again, ever!\u00a0 Through this, you will begin to remove the weeds from your life, giving room for new growth. It will free you up to do more, to give more, to love more and to stop worrying about the \u201cwhat ifs\u201d. Instead, start embracing the \u201cwhat will be\u201d.<\/p>\n

    Let\u2019s remember the holiday season, when most people are nicer, kinder and more accepting and be mindful to be nice to each other, kind to each other and more accepting of each other the whole year through.<\/p>\n

    Can you imagine what the world would be like?\u00a0 That\u2019s the kind of world I want for my grandchildren. All of this starts in our homes.\u00a0 Our homes are the first \u201cworld\u201d that children know and learn from.<\/p>\n

    I hear so many say that they hope this year will be good. Don\u2019t hope, DECIDE!\u00a0 Yes, decide that it WILL be and set an intention, each day, on what you will do to move closer to that decision, doing everything in your power to make that decision a reality.<\/p>\n

    Renew your vows to yourself. It is my prayer that you will have an amazing year, which surrounds you with love, laughter and joy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    By Gail Supplee Tatum, Columnist, The Times What goals did you set your sights on, to complete in 2018? Are you satisfied with your results or is there still unfinished business to tend to in order to start 2019 strong? What didn\u2019t you get done?\u00a0 Are you beating yourself for not getting those things done? […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27942,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[867,6269,2501,1255,10816],"class_list":["post-27940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-change","tag-featured","tag-new-year","tag-planning","tag-vision"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27940"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27940\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27941,"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27940\/revisions\/27941"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/27942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}