Welcome to 2017! How does it feel so far?
Here’s your first challenge of the year. Over the next 12 months you are either going to let things happen, or make things happen. Which will it be?
I’ll give you a minute to decide.
…(Theme from Jeopardy plays in the background)
Alrighty then! You’ve decided?
Excellent!
Assuming you chose to make things happen, here’s step two: Look in the mirror, stare yourself in the eye and say out loud to yourself that you have decided to spend this year making things happen. And repeat it until you can do so without laughing and feeling silly, because you’re likely going to feel pretty stupid. Say it ’til you mean it. Say it until you can actually hear the words speaking to your soul. Say it until it’s no longer just a task, but a mantra, one that you own, one that empowers you, one that you actually mean and believe.
Some of you are going to be like me, and it is going to take a while because the little gremlin voice in the back of your head will be shouting at you the whole time, telling you you’re full of crap (you’re not), that WAY too much is out of your control (it isn’t), that if you were capable of “making things happen” you wouldn’t be in this situation of your life (that’s bull – – – -) , or maybe that you’re weak (ha! You are strong beyond measure!).
That voice isn’t you. Don’t own it. Instead, laugh at it. Tell it he’s wrong. Then, write down every single thing that voice screams at you. Every last thing. Then, take that paper and burn it (safely!).
Then go back to the mirror one more time and repeat these words:
“See! I told you I can make things happen!”
Lastly, congratulate yourself. You just took the first step of taking control of 2017.
Abraham Lincoln famously said: “The best way to predict your future is to create your future.” And you just began the creation of your future. I can’t wait to see where it takes you — keep me posted! 🙂
And stay tuned: I’m building a program that will start in February — a program about the time all New Year’s Resolutions fade into the past, a program for those who seriously want to make things happen. Let me know if you are interested in more information as it unfolds.
