My team and I have been planning our goals for 2022 already and each year it is good to reflect on the previous year and create new and exciting goals for the year to come.
Last year I spoke about how to plan and achieve goals and this year so if you want to hear that scroll back and find that particular Chiropractic couch 12 months ago.
BUT today I wanted to chat about what happens if you didn’t reach your goals in 2021. Sometimes it can be deflating when you put in so much effort and it just didn’t happen for you.
Sometimes this can cause you to think, why should I bother trying again.
Well, this is when you have to really think what’s important. Sometimes it may take a little or a lot longer to reach this goal than you first expected. Look back at when you first set this goal… now gratulation yourself for setting a goal in the first place and now congratulate yourself on the progress you have made so far and keep going… If its really that important to you, you won’t just give up. Story says “just keep swimming”
What next – Reassess the goal, maybe the end goal has changed. Maybe the gold was too big. Maybe you didn’t chuck it down into little goals to keep the momentum going and the inspiration thriving
Rethink a new plan. Make it specific… Be accountable to somebody… Start with smaller achievable goals instead of big scary one. But remember to get out of your comfort zone. Nothing great happens from being comfortable. But above all you must set targets. Because how are you gonna hit targets and goals if you don’t have anything to shoot for.
You know more than 10 years ago I drew up a dream board and I still have that dream bored sitting in my bedroom and this year some of your patients may know I have the dentally broke my car. Now while that was embarrassing and costly it actually allowed me to reach one of the goals I’ve had for many years but I didn’t actually realise this. You see one of the things I always wanted was a land Rover. And when I broke my car I was forced to look for a new car it just so happened that I was in a position that I could get what I wanted and without realising it I bought a car that looked exactly the same as what I had on my dream board. It took a long time but I have to admit I gave myself a nice little pat on the back and it felt fantastic and what initially I thought was a stuff up actually ended up being me reaching my goals. And I hope that happens for you one day to sometimes you gotta have some downs to have some ups
I hope that helps you feel better about maybe not achieving everything in 2021. It is a new year tomorrow, so why not start again. As I said earlier. It might take a little longer to get there, but determination will get you there.