Get Stuff Done

By, Robyn Latman, Esq.

 

Did you think the entire month of January would pass in such a flash?  It’s true.  The entire first month of this shiny, new decade is done.  How do you feel when you look back at your calendar? 

Are you the type of person who makes New Year’s Resolutions and sets goals or intentions for the twelve months ahead? Do you pan meticulously and jot it all down in a variety of colors?  Or are you the type who thinks that’s for other people?

Well, the truth is that it doesn’t matter.

Everyone has an idea of what they’d like to accomplish, whether they call them resolutions, goals or items on a list. To-do list, leap list, bucket list, schedule, agenda or however you like to think of it. The idea is the same, whether you break it down by year, by month, by lifetime milestone, or whether you plan just in your dreams.

We want to get stuff done.

Maybe your list is filled with home improvements or vacations.  Maybe your calendar is filled with work and meetings.  Are you the sort to plan way in advance?  Or do you simply plan for tomorrow or the week ahead?  

If it is important, it will get scheduled.  If it isn’t scheduled, it doesn’t get done.  Does that resonate with you? 

So, what happens when the stuff doesn’t get done according to your timeline? Do you give up, telling yourself that it was foolish anyway; resolutions are made to be broken. What if I told you that there is another way. Dare I say it, a better way.  What if there was a way that worked, tried and true, over and over? 

That’s right. Rather than stomp your feet and tell yourself you’re not good enough, how about telling yourself that you’ll try again. You’ll start over.

Be your own best cheerleader.

Begin anew. Start again. And again. However many tries it takes, you’re worth it. If you have a goal, an intention, a flash of inspiration, go for it. This is your year.

So, let’s take out that planner, grab a calendar or open the computer.  However you like to plan, start there.  Got a scrap of paper to make a to-do list?  Great.  I suggest several categories rather than just one list.  Items for work, items of self-care, items that make your living environment a more joyous place to be.  Social events and events that feel like a chore.  Places that you need to go and places that you want to go. 

Make your own categories, choose your own adventure, and dream of what you want to do.  Amaze yourself when you open up the world of possibilities that lay before you in the year ahead.  Go ahead, and have your best year!