My vision for the wonderful year that was 2012 kinda went something like this…
I wanted to set my INTENTIONS for the year and watch them blossom…
I wanted to be held ACCOUNTABLE for my successes and life choices (a.k.a. choosing joy and happiness)…
I wanted to CHALLENGE myself to achieve something in each of the 12 months of a new, exciting, and oh-so-full-of-possibilites year…
I wanted to COMMIT to something important to me and follow it through to the end…
I wanted to DEVELOP, LEARN, GROW and EVOLVE through my experiences…
So I did…simple, really…
Looking back now, it’s funny to see how it started out: small, easy, localised goals; then gained some momentum; and then exploded into a non-stop whirlwind of goal-achieving, life-changing, fire-in-the-belly goodness! Seriously, it took on a life of its own…
Here’s the easy steps I took to achieve these goals:
+ Set your intentions – Like, right now…
+ Use POWERFUL words – Hit the thesaurus if you need, read other people’s blogs for ideas, or just sit in silence and ask the Universe for the words to describe what you need most…they will come, I promise.
+ Put them out there on show – Dress ’em up, pimp ’em out, make them fabulous, and share them with the whole world…
+ Seek opportunities to achieve – I believe in the simple ‘YES’ philosophy: when an opportunity presents itself, just respond with ‘YES’…trust me, this works!
+ Get those good ol’ positive, ‘can-do’ vibes coursing through your veins – Achieving goals is like the ultimate mood-lifter…
+ Celebrate your awesomeness – Reflect upon your achievement, appreciate it, cherish it…and write it down so you always have a snapshot of how you felt in that moment. It makes such a wonderful memento of your journey!
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So, how did I go with my month-by-month goal-achieving goodness for 2012? See for yourself…
No. 103 – Picnic at the beach with Muggy
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No. 40 – Run and play in the rain
No. 53 – Follow my dreams, not someone else’s…
No. 147 – Drink beer from a traditional beer stein in Germany
No. 39 – Have my photo taken in Paris near the Eiffel Tower
No. 136 – Wander the halls of the Louvre
No. 143 – See and touch snow for the first time
No. 138 – Swim in the Mediterranean Sea
No. 137 – Eat gelato on the Spanish Steps in Rome
No. 139 – Marvel at the Sistine Chapel
No. 135 – Pay my respects at a former Nazi concentration camp
No. 149 – Eat a traditional foot-long hotdog
No. 150 – Go to a live baseball game in the USA
An Aussie in Antigonish: My life in Canada – Week 1, Week 2, Week 3.
No. 157 – Celebrate Thanksgiving
No. 151 – Scream my lungs out at an ice hockey match
An Aussie in Antigonish: My life in Canada – Weeks 4, 5, 6
An Aussie in Antigonish: My life in Canada –Weeks 7-9, Weeks 10-12
Special: A letter to my 15-year old self…
No. 117 – Have a White Christmas
No. 72 – See a show on Broadway…
No. 144 – See the bright lights of Times Square.
No. 158 – Have breakfast at Tiffany’s
An Aussie in Antigonish: My life in Canada – Weeks 13-15
Special: An Aussie in Antigonish Saying Goodbye – An open love letter to my friends at StFX…
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What about yourself? Did you achieve some MAJOR goals in 2012? How did you achieve them? Do you have some big, exciting, breathtaking, out-of-this-world goals for 2013? Share them here, I’d love to know…
let your joy rise 