It's a tradition for most people to set goals for what they want to achieve at the beginning of a new year, and I am not an exception.
When I set a goal, I try to have a clear picture of what I want to achieve. I became more deliberate, focusing on achieving that goal and picturing the end result. Taking responsibility is a must for me to achieve the set goals, and this means putting in more effort, analysing my actions as the months pass by, and making necessary adjustments when needed in order to achieve success at the end.
However, there could be unforeseen circumstances that may show up along the way. There could be lots of factors that you and I cannot control when they surface, and sometimes they contribute to distracting us from our set goals. On January 1, 2023, I took my diary and drafted my goals for the year, both my offline goals and my online goals.
When I wrote down these goals, I never knew that my husband would lose his job just two months later. This particular situation took me unawares and disrupted my only major offline goal. It's only one particular project that I planned to establish this year. I do not like talking about this because it hurts. The way I planned this major offline goal, it was supposed to have taken effect by now, and I would have been fulfilled achieving that goal, but no, life happened, and a family burden that was meant for two people, only one person started shouldering it for months. As much as I don't want to be too open about this project,I see it only as a delayed goal, not a denial. I sat down and made a decision with my husband recently. I set out a fresh plan on how to begin to work on this goal, and good enough, I have taken the first step already. I am still seeing the end, despite the setbacks; however, I am not 100% sure if I can achieve this goal in the remaining 4 months of this year, but I am optimistic that at least 60% will be achieved.
My set goal has been my driving force! Staring at my diary sometimes, I just nod my head on that goal; however, I won't say that I am a failure; it's only unforseen circumstances, and I am not allowing it to entirely interfere with my goal. I will keep working hard to see how far I can get by December 2023.
For my online goals...
Take a look at the image above. Do you see that smile? Hehehe 😉, I am sure you see that. That's how I am smiling to some of my achieved goals so far herein Hive. I joined this noble community in January of this year to set my 2023 goals here on the blockchain. On that day, I had 1800 HP, and I set out to get 3000 HP by the end of the year. However, grace has been speaking for me, and within the first quarter of the year, I achieved my goal of 3000k HP. However, I set a fresh goal of achieving 5k HP at the end of the year—that's from 1800 HP in January to 5k in December. Currently, I have 4,494Hp and I am optimistic that achieving 5k HP by December is very possible through your amazing support in my blogs. I also set a goal of reaching 72 reputations from 69 in January, and I have that now. Investing in my second layer tokens like Leo token and legion token is still in progress, I am yet to achieve my set values. Making a daily post is another goal I set, and so far , I have remained consistent with this. Hopefully, I will celebrate my mega achievements in the month of December.
Finally, it does not matter if by the end of the year you have a smaller or larger achievement; provided you are putting in effort and focusing on your goals, then plan to celebrate your accomplishments. Enjoy the feeling of getting there, regardless of how big or small. By encouraging yourself with this, your confidence will be boosted towards achieving your future goals.
This post is in response to the #HiveLearners community contest on the topic "Four Months More".
Thank you for reading 🤗.
Please note that the second image is mine.
