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A dear friend of mine has had some big things happen in her life since the first of the year. She adopted a puppy, searched for, found, purchased and moved into her first home, and finally last week accepted a new job. Wow. That’s a lot of big things happening suddenly. One could say she’s lucky – or wonder how she is dealing with all the stress that these things cause. A wise woman once told me that even though some stress is good it’s still stress. But let’s go back to the lucky thing. My friend didn’t just luck into any of this. She’s worked hard for years, made smart decisions, put plans into action and followed through – sometimes, I’m sure, wondering if she would succeed in meeting her goals or finding the right job, house and yes, even puppy.
As we went out to celebrate a bit this past week I found myself not simply proud of her and her accomplishments, but also inspired by her perseverance, determination and continued faith. I know how difficult it can sometimes be to work towards goals – to keep the faith. We have to both believe in something and do the work to allow ourselves to accomplish those goals. We have to stay focused and on task and yet not hold on so tightly that we don’t allow the right things to come to us or evolve. Finally, we have to have a plan. My friend did all of these things and added to that, she didn’t settle for the wrong thing.
I look at this as creating and sticking to your business plan. And if you are thinking that your goals aren’t about your business – well, who says we shouldn’t have some kind of business plan for life. What are our ethics and morals other than a touch point to making personal decisions? In the same way my business decisions should be made based on if they are true to my business model – my personal decisions should be made based on if they are true to my personal code – who I am and how I have decided to impact the world.
Many months ago I wrote a blog called, “we need a plan” – well your wellness decisions – what you eat, how you exercise, your body awareness, how often you have a physical, the methods you employ to handle stress, all of it is your business plan for your body. You cannot accidentally get into shape and I’m sorry to tell you, you can’t accidentally get out of shape. All of your decisions get you there – one way or another. And the decision to do nothing or to ignore your health is still a decision – and perhaps the path to accomplishing a goal you aren’t even aware you have set.
I believe that paying attention to a goal in one area of our lives can actually help us achieve our goals in other areas. Let me explain. I made plans a few weeks ago to meet with a financial advisor. I found myself in the days leading up to this meeting becoming re-focused on my goals. This included my business goals, my financial goals, and my personal goals – and recognizing how intermingled they all are. By simply putting some thought into my finances, I was reenergized. It reminded me that I have to be an active participant and make certain I’m not making decisions that don’t fit my desired end result. I have to think about my goals every day and have faith and perseverance.
I know I’ve said before and will say again that learning to stay in the moment and feeling truly grateful for the things I have instead of fret-full over the things I don’t is both how I live my life and how I have found happiness. I believe in visualization and putting my desires out to the universe. But I also believe the universe expects me to plan for the future and be a mindful decision-maker, so that with faith and perseverance, like my friend, I will achieve all my goals. Or maybe I’ll just get lucky.