Taking Advantage of the Opportunities Life Gives You
Make 2024 your year. But don’t wait. Start now
A lot of people start to think of goals or “resolutions” around this time of year, as one year comes to a close and the next is right around the corner. It could be at work, planning out 2024 goals or predictions on how your company is going to perform. Or it could be a personal goal that you want to achieve with the start of the new year. Fitness and finances are probably the biggest ones. Working out, sticking to a diet, learning something new, saving money, paying off debt, the list goes on. No matter what your goal is, there’s no better time to start chasing it than now. We’re not even one full week into this month. Why wait three more weeks until the turn of the year? Wouldn’t it feel great to be three weeks closer to achieving your goal next year if you started now?
There are a few motivational quotes that I carry with me, whether they are on my phone, scribbled on a sticky note on my desk at work or taped to the dashboard in my car. One of my favorite fitness instructors and motivational coach Alex Toussaint said, “That’s the thing about an opportunity. You create another opportunity out of taking advantage of the current opportunity.” This really stuck with me, because I think that there are things that come up every day that could be an opportunity if we are aware and looking for it. That leads me to another line, “If you stay ready you don’t have to get ready.” Plain and simple. If you keep your head up and your eyes open to see what’s in front of you, you’ll be able to capture a moment and turn it into an opportunity.
Lastly, as we go into the end of 2023 and kick off the new year, I keep this quote running through my mind: ”You can’t do the same thing and expect different results.” You want to achieve your fitness goal in the gym? You have to go and put the work in. You are going to run a marathon for the first time? You better eat, stretch and train like you’ve never done before! You want to save double digits in front of the comma in your bank account? You want to pay off your car or credit card? Good. Let me tell you right now, spending and saving are both driven by behavior. That cost of living raise in 2024 isn’t going to get you there if you keep spending like you’re in Congress. It starts with the face in the mirror.
Take control of your life in 2024 and make it the best year yet!
This is my favorite time of year, when we get to go hunt for our family Christmas Tree! We grew up doing this on both sides of our family, and now we get to pass it on to our daughter.