It’s a new year. A fresh start. A chance to do it all again, but better this time. You’re older, wiser, and more experienced, and now you’re ready to conquer the world, right? Maybe not, but it is a good way of thinking moving into the new year. I’ve learned a lot over the past year, and I’ve decided to flush out and leave behind a lot of the negative things that aren’t serving me. This year, I’m going to focus on a few things that are going to help move me forward. Here are the three things I’m taking into 2020.
Grace
Grace is something that I easily and readily give to others in my life, but not myself as much as I should. There is a difference between holding yourself accountable and beating yourself up. And sadly, a lot of times I find myself in the latter.
I’m always so hard on myself, and I need to let that go. It does not help me in any way to beat myself up about what I’m not. I need to give myself the same grace and understanding that I would give to my friends, family, and even strangers. Why is it so easy to put yourself down? I’m done making myself feel badly. From now on, I’m my biggest cheerleader.
Belief
I’ve heard it said that people will reach for the highest goal they think is possible. So, if that’s true, why are so many people – myself included – playing small? It’s because throughout life, we’ve been trained to believe that we shouldn’t want “too much” and amazing things are only reserved for others, and not us. What is that?!?
You know the saying “whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, you’re right?” Well, I’m choosing to believe I can. And I will. I’m done feeling like I’m not good enough, and that everything I want isn’t within reach. I’m choosing to have the belief that I’m right where I’m supposed to be. That even though I haven’t reached certain goals, or accomplished certain things, that it is all coming. I believe in the timing of the universe, and the timing of my life.
Abundance Mindset
It’s so common for people to operate from a scarcity mindset. To be reactive instead of proactive. To always be on the defense and feel like it’s them against the world, rather than realize that the world and everything in it are here to help you. For some reason, we’ve all been conditioned to be so scared, and people have closed themselves to the possibility that they could have more – of everything.
If you saw my post regarding the word I chose for 2020, you know I chose Abundance. So often I find myself acting from a scarcity mindset instead of an abundance mindset. And the thing is, that is only keeping me stuck. In reality, there is more than enough of anything in the world that I want. I need to remind myself that the universe wants me to succeed, and everything I experience is all helping me achieve all of the great things that I’m here to achieve. I’m choosing to go into 2020 with the mindset that everything I want (and more) is out there for me. What a great thought, huh?
I heard on a podcast once that if someone wanted to make a million dollars, that would be like going to the ocean and scooping out 1 cup of water. That’s how much money is out there! I’m not going to feel greedy for wanting more, and you shouldn’t either. The fact that we’re here is not an accident. We’re deserving of everything we want and more, and we need to start acting like that. We don’t have to be ok with “just enough.” We can want a lot, it doesn’t make us a bad person. Just because we have more doesn’t take it away from someone else.
I’m looking forward to 2020 and all of the magic that it holds. I’m ready to grow, to achieve, and to live the life I was put here to live. 2020, bring it on!
Curious to see what I’ve chosen to not to carry into the new year? Check out my post titled “Three things I’m leaving behind in 2019.”
