Let's Check In on Our January Goals. Got your intentions and a pen?

Happy Monday evening my lovelies! Not your typical Monday blog, but I had to take a sick day today and use it to rest, so we’re releasing a mini-blog. 

Today is officially my last day in my twenties, and I got to experience a once in a lifetime celestial event - the solar eclipse. It seems so significant that my last day in this decade of my life fell right at a celestial event, how special! I took the time to reflect today on the amazing years I’ve been gifted so far. I thought about my hardships, my accomplishments, my journey of self-growth that I started last year. I’ve changed my life to a more positive and healthy direction with the help of intentions, gratitude, positivity and affirmations. You can read all about these 4 free things that changed my life in my first ever blog post HERE.

But today is not about me, it’s about you. We’re doing a quarterly check-in on your January goals for 2024. I’m here to hold you accountable. 

Grab your pen and paper, notebook, journal, sticky notes - whatever you used to write down your intentions so that we can look at what has been done. First off, ask yourself if your intentions are fair - maybe we need to change them up. Did you set a reasonable amount of intentions? Are each of them attainable and realistic? Did you leave some room for error by not making them too specific? If you answered no to even one of these questions, you need to go in and adjust those intentions! Don’t forget to keep them somewhere visible so that you’re reminded everyday of what you intend to accomplish this year.

Have you taken time to reflect this year on what you’re grateful for? Sometimes, the loss of a loved one, arguments with friends or family, a painful injury, or even a heartbreak can feel like you’ve been set so far back in your progress. It’s important to remember that life presents challenges for everyone. We get hurt, but we grow stronger with each challenge we are faced with. That’s what allows us to conquer anything that comes our way. This is why focusing specifically on what we’re grateful for allows a shift in mindset to focus on the good parts of life, because there are truly so many blessings, you just need to find them. Try it now - say it out loud “I am really good at…” and finish the sentence.

How positive have you been this year? Negativity is the hardest thing to change. As humans, we tend to complain about everything, and naturally be negative about a lot of things. Turning a negative thought or statement into a positive one requires a lot of self-awareness and really living in the present moment. You need to catch yourself saying something negative and stop your sentence right in its tracks! Really try to think about the words that are leaving your mouth as you’re saying them so that you can avoid spilling any negative energy out into your world. Aim for positive thoughts and the words will likely follow suit!

Lastly, to help you achieve a more positive mindset, try saying affirmations out loud. Affirmations are positive statements that motivate you to reach your full potential. If you had a bad day at work, try taking a deep breath and saying “it’s okay to make mistakes. I learn and grow each day from them.” This is a good example of how you can motivate yourself to do better even after you haven’t been doing so well. Saying affirmations can also be a way to reduce the stresses we feel on a daily basis by reminding us that we will be okay, we will do better, and we will be successful. Those are all excellent examples of affirmations that help shift your negative mind to a more positive one.

These are my 4 pillars of life-changing advice that I really wish I knew earlier. It helped me to be happier overall and increase my self-confidence. If you haven’t started yet, it’s not too late! You don’t necessarily need to have a “new year, new me” attitude to change the way you think. Start today and thank yourself later! Until next time…

Love, Annamaria