I truly hope, that 2018 was truly great for you and 2019 would be even better.
It always feels like a new beginning, right? Like entering new era.
At this day, I used to write down my new years resolution, but this year will be different.
Here is why:
I learned the best time for making a change is “right now”. I don’t mean this particular day, however I do mean any particular “now” which you are just experiencing. Think about it. If you find out that your car has flat tyre, should you wait for new year to come to replace it? Why should you treat your life differently? If there is some flaw in your behaviour, which you know you can erase, why not doing it right now?
Doubts and fear might be a good reason for not doing it. It is really interesting that these two factors has the power to stop even best of the best. It make sense though. We are afraid of the unknown. We know what will happen if we pursue the old habit. We most likely get exact same outcome which we get thousand of times before. But we cannot expect to experience any significant change in our lives when executing good old habits. They are actually the reason which got us to the point, where we are right now.
If you are going to ask for a raise, and you never did it before, you will feel lot of doubt and fear simply because you just entered unknown territory. You are most likely to fail when doing it for a first time, so be prepared for this outcome too. Why should you do it then? Because it is the only way how the unknown can become known. It is the only way, how you can become more competent person (that means able to do more). It is the only way, how you can enlarge your circle of influence.
Embrace your doubts. Embrace your fear. They are great indicator for your potential growth.
Because of this, I wish that you will experience a lot of it in 2019. I hope you will experience a lot of failures, because experiencing those means that you are pursuing something previously unknown for you. I wish you that you will struggle with all your soul in behalf of your goals (I hope they are for the good).
Lastly, I wish you to become the strongest and most competent version of yourself.
Make 2019 unforgettable.