Pleasant greetings everyone!
I believe wishing y'all happy new year is still in order. Every new year brings with it a feeling of a fresh start. Personally, I see and take the new year as a chance to begin anew, to take a chance at life and do things differently.
Armed with this thought, it is no surprise that with the coming of a new year, precisely a few hours before the clock strikes 12, I get my writing pads and pen ready to happily pen down my goals and aspirations for the new year. Whilst I carry out this exercise, I think of no limits to what I hope to achieve neither do I bother about the "what if's.
As far as setting goals is concerned, I am very adept at it and the rush of dopamine through my veins each time I tick (✓) off an accompliahed goal on my list is very very exhilarating. Thus with this, I am always propelled by this feel good hormone to set goals yearly.
My thoughts paradigm took a shift when I encountered a set back at my job, (caused by covid-19) which led to me not being able to achieve a major part of my scheduled goals. This incident occurred four years ago but I recall the fact that Life moved on. Initially I wanted to feel sour and angry with myself but this saying came to mind as quick as lightning..
Man proposes, God disposes.
I found solace in the fact that "one who runs and lives, lives to fight another day" and also that in life "nothing was set in stone". That year, I truly came to understand the power of human adaptability as I had to adjust myself to the new state of things.
What if your attempts to achieve your goals are yielding uninspiring results? Tell us how you will react*.
Ever since that year, when I set my goals, I make allowances for the "what ifs" and try to be flexible as much as possible. This way, there would be no feeling of disappointment with myself.
I also do something unique and that is to amplify the goals I have already achieved, no matter how little they might seem to be to others. I act like they were all I needed to achieve and slot the remainder goals to the back of my mind, waiting for a new calendar year to set them out and work towards achieving them. This system has worked for me so far.
I have discovered that imbibing this attitude keeps my mind in a healthy and optimistic state, my drive remains unaltered and I stay as cool as a cucumber all year round.
The uninspiring yields gives me no worries for I know that surely when there is life, there is hope".
This is my response to the first week challenge for #thethinkerscorner created by @kenechukwu97
Thank you all for reading.
All images used are mine.
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