This Is Your Year!
- Jamelle Sanders
- Jan 15, 2018
- 4 min read
It’s hard to believe that we are entering the third week of 2018. Hopefully, your second week of this new year was a productive week. Last week was super busy for me but it was a super productive week. I was able to make huge progress on some of my biggest goals. Also, I was able to check in with one of my mentors and get motivated to achieve more in 2018. I also spent a considerable amount of time journaling my thoughts, creating action steps and formulating strategies to make this my greatest year ever. I am excited about the possibilities of 2018. More importantly, I have a plan for success in 2018. Dreams without deadlines die. 2018 is the year to manifest your dreams!
Are you excited about 2018? Is this your year to live big and manifest your dreams? How will 2018 be different for you? Honestly, at the beginning of the year, everybody is motivated. A lot of people set resolutions or even write out goals for the new year. However, by February 1st most people have abandoned their resolutions and returned to life as usual. Why does this happen? It happens because most people operate off of emotion and excitement. Adrenaline is great but it takes action to achieve your goals. This year I do not want you to simply get excited because it is a new year. Instead, I want you to engineer a plan to make 2018 the greatest year of your life. Anybody can have a dream. However, not many people are willing to dedicate themselves to their dreams. Without dedication, this will be another year of defeat for you.
Most of you probably answered yes to all of these questions. However, you have to be honest with yourself. Do you have the inner fortitude to manifest the vision that is in your heart? I use the word inner fortitude because it is a pillar to a successful life. You can set all kinds of goals and create all kinds of plans. However, I want to have straight talk with you for a moment. You can rest assured that challenges, crisis ,and contradictions will arise in your life in 2018. The thing that separates me from most people is that I do not allow contradictions to break my concentration. You need inner fortitude because you have to be able to fight the battles for destiny and not lose your focus. You must have the ability to go through the fire without even smelling like smoke. Living a bigger life will require you to live with boldness. You cannot be afraid of adversity or adverse circumstances. You must own each moment and resolve that nothing will stop you from reaching your dreams. Whatever you allow to stop you will stagnate your life. You need more than slogans in 2018. This is the year that you need to strictly adhere to the disciplines that will advance your life. Old habits will never unlock new possibilities. You must have the courage to leave the familiar and conquer new frontiers. Old methods cannot occupy new moments. 2018 is the year that you have to be willing to be uncomfortable in order to live an uncommon life. Do not allow convenience to be the thing that stands in the way of change in 2018. Be willing to leave the shore and make a big shift in your life in 2018. You cannot afford to fall in love with methods. Learn to fall in love with the process. Methods will have to be adjusted but the ultimate reward is getting to the destination. Be flexible in your methods but focused on your mission.
While everything I have shared is important, I feel that what I am about to share with you is most important. You are probably excited about 2018. Furthermore, you may have even made a decision that you are going to play a bigger game in 2018. However, this does not guarantee success for you in 2018. Why? You said that in 2017, 2016 and even 2015. Sadly, if you will be honest your life still looks very much the same as it did a few years ago. We often get motivated about a new year but we do not map out the roadmap for victory. I want you to accomplish your goals, live your dreams and maximize your greatest potential. At the same time, I know that you have to be willing to dig deeper to live from another dimension. The reality is that this year will not be different unless you are different. The determining factor in every year is you. If you are not willing to give yourself entirely to your goals you will not see growth or advancement in 2018. Therefore, we can establish that 2018 will only be different when you are different. Your cycles will not change until you change. In other words, your convictions will determine the course your life takes in 2018. You are responsible for your own results in 2018. Your excuses only endanger your dreams.
In closing, I want this to be the greatest year of your life. However, I want you to understand that it will take more to live a greater life. You cannot simply get excited and make affirmations. You can declare this is your year but you must also devote yourself to the process. Affirmations without action only produces abortion in your life. Proclaim this is your year and then partner with the process that will make it all possible. Most people are all talk and no action. This will be another year of defeat if you do not make a decision to define each moment. Refuse to make anything important that will impede your progress or stunt your growth. This year you must establish first things first. Ultimately, do not prioritize anything that does not prosper your life. This is your year to own each moment and live an overcoming life!
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