Hey ya’ll hey! Happy New Year! It’s a new year, a clean slate. I know some of you are thinking, I’m so glad to have last year behind me! You are looking forward to the new and clean piece of paper to write your new year journey! I am too!
I will be honest, though, I am also a little scared about the new year. I’m scared about the unknowns. I’m always scared of what is to come. Will I face some hardships, will I experience loss in some way, will there be happiness, will there be excitement? My logical brain says the answer to all of these are, “YES”!
I listened to a podcast not too long ago from Christy Wright. She’s the creator of Business Boutique and she’s awesome. The story she shared struck a cord within me and I think it will within you too. I hope that it will help you going into this new year. That sometimes if we’ve experienced the same story over and over, we might need to adjust our lenses. Here’s the story:
“A farmer was tending his crops and a man came walking along the road. The man stopped and asked the farmer, “What kind of people are in the next town?” The farmer replied, ” What kind of people were in the town that you came from?”
The man replied, “they were nice and kind people”. The farmer said, “You will find the same type of people in the next town over.” And the man departed on his way.
The following week, the same farmer was tending his crops and another man was walking along the road and approached the farmer. He asked the farmer, “what kind of people reside in the next town?”
The farmer replied, “what kind of people were in the town that you came from?”
The man replied, “oh, the people in the previous town were unkind, unfair and judgmental.” The farmer stated, “you will find the same type of people in the next town.”
What is the meaning of this parable? What does it speak to you? Sometimes if we are getting the same response from life, we need to change our perspective. Believe me when I say this story stepped on my toes! I have felt this way about different jobs I’ve had in the past. I’ve been frustrated beyond belief and if I take a few steps back, I can see the common denominator is me. If I’ve had a few different jobs and I’m continually frustrated, maybe I need to change my lens and my approach. I need to change something within myself and watch my outward world change too.
So, I say this. If you are frustrated with life and 2018 didn’t go so well. Take a look at the things that you might be able to change going into 2019, like your attitude, making some dietary changes, adding some days in the gym, adding in some time to take care of you, whatever that might be. If you have goals you want to accomplish, make sure you aren’t standing in your own way to complete them. It’s a shift in perspective. Being more positive while shifting away from negativity or maybe stepping away from negative people in your life. You hold the answers! If you’ve been getting the same results out of life, you know when it might be time to change your lens.
I have complete faith that you can change your direction in 2019 and complete everything you aspire to complete. Are you ready to crush your goals? Ready, set…let’s GO!