JANUARY ALWAYS FEELS LIKE THE LONGEST MONTH OF THE YEAR

A few years ago I did away with New Year's Resolutions. I decided instead to focus on a particular word for the year.

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This year my word is DISCIPLINED. There are several definitions for disicpline.  Here is the definition I will be following this year:   The ability to control one's feelings and overcome one's weaknesses; the act of exercising self-control or maintaining a controlled, orderly state.

I actually started feeling into this last November and was doing OK. I did my year end review activities to see what I needed to adjust for 2025 and immediately started working on them.

I was excited for 2025 to start because this was going to be my year!

My year to get healthy.

My year to build wealth.

My year to find love.

I made a detailed list of all the areas in my life I need more discipline.

I made a detailed list of who I want to be, what I want to do and what I want to have.

I made a detailed list of my goals and what it would take to reach them.

A family member suffered a fall, a broken hip, hip surgery, and 3 weeks in rehab 45 minutes away. My focus turned to supporting this family member as much as possible.

I didn't get to celebrate my birthday the way I wanted to because my family member was in surgery that day.. That's ok. I can celebrate it at a later time.  Can I change my birthday to June 6th?

Full on episode of passing a kidney stone for 15 hours! So glad that passed! (Pun intended).

My grandkids seem to always be sick.  Well this GiGi caught something.  I am out of my supplements I usually take to stay healthy.  Can't wait until I can buy more.

January 2025 seems to be a series of unfortunate events so far.  January always feel like such a long month.  I usually come into the new year and this month thinking "it's my birthday month,  Whoo hoo!  I'm going to celebrate me all month."  And it doesn't seem to work out.

I haven't had much time to focus on myself, my goals, or my business.

Do I feel like a complete and utter failure?

No, not really.  In the past I would have. That's what New Year's Resolutions made me feel like. Once you fail, what's the point? You've already broke your commitment to yourself.  You're a failure.

But no, I don't feel like an utter failure. Having a word of the year allows me to adjust where needed, allows me to pause when life events happen, and allows me to see how I can still work on my word when I feel I have no time to do so. The word of the year is a work in progress. There is grace to fail and learn for entire year.

This month brought me an important lesson.

Because it's going to happen, right?

So join me on this weekly blog as I journey through a year of discipline. My successes, my struggles, my obstacles, andy lessons learned.

I would love to hear what your word of the year is.

P.S. Is January over yet?

P.S.S. I created a collection of products to help you declare and stay focused on your word of the year.