With Christmas and New Years right around the corner, I can’t believe how fast 2019 went! I started off the year hard with some challenging experiences that seemed to not go away.
I remember sitting in bed and telling myself that one year of hardship and then next year everything would be figured out and different. Here I am, nearly a year later with everything different.
Our trials in life feel in the moment that they’ll last forever, but they never do. I think that’s something extremely important I learned this year.
I made a lot of changes to my business this year as well. I made the decision to stop holding myself back. If I wanted to help people I needed to expand my packages and offer more value. I spent a lot of time smoothing out what would be offered and price.
This taught me that I can’t live my life in the same spot and wish for different results. Sometimes you need to take a leap in the right direction not knowing where your feet will land. But making that leap anyway, knowing wherever you land is further than you are now.
I was also humbled this year with finances. After some big purchases,I made my savings account took a hit. I was scared and upset with myself for letting this happen. It felt as if everything was my fault. I carried that negative weight for a long time.
I learned that when making big financial decisions you should always be prepared for if they go bad. And only make them if you are all in the clear with a good job, steady hours, and no doubt in your mind that things could change within 10 minutes.
Towards the end of the year, I decided I needed to start putting my own health front and center. Deciding to go to the gym or be active every day is hard. There’s nothing easy about starting that commitment and following through.
Time seems to always be an issue. Along with; events, dessert staring at you all-day-everyday, and being sick. Simple everyday life puts working out on the backburner for everything else.
I had to push through that. No matter how hard the first 2 weeks were, I didn’t give up on myself. At the end of the day, you are the reason your dreams don’t come to life. That’s a hard pill to swallow at first and the thing to keep me motivated.
I was tired of being tired. Tired of doing the same thing every day and not getting anywhere closer to where I wanted to be in life.
I learned from now getting my daily exercise in that, I’m the reason I achieve this goal or give up. Nobody else can give me the motivation to go, that needs to come from within.
I am ending this year content. Happy with all that I’ve learned and the experiences that shaped me. Because of 2019, I am stronger, healthier in both thought and body, happier, and excited for what 2020 has in store.
As this new year starts I urge you all to take a look back on 2019 and be grateful for the good and bad. Make a new year’s resolution based on what you want to achieve and stick to it. Don’t hold yourself back anymore, you deserve to achieve everything you dream of.
2020 is going to be an amazing year and I can’t wait to do it with you.
All my love,
Talesha