Finish Strong!

Happy Monday!       Seems like we just finished a 30 day countdown and it is time for another one...the countdown to 2015!   It would be easy (and somewhat understandable) to lay back these last 2 1/2 weeks and just coast into the New Year.  I am sure some of you met all your goals for 2014 and are using the holidays to celebrate a banner year.   What is that you say?  You didn't reach all of your goals?   For those of you that did everything you set out to do in 2014, take a powder.  For those of us (yes, that means me, too!) that left some work undone, we can't afford to take the last 17 days off - that is 5% of the time of the entire year!   If you dare, take a look back at the things you set out to do in 2014.  In the areas of mental, spiritual, social, physical and financial, did you achieve the things you wrote down?    Before you beat yourself up, did you "miss" in the right direction?  Effort and energy expended in pursuit of a worthy ideal is never failure.  You just may need to define and refine your approach. The next two weeks should be spent focusing on where you missed it and how to get things back on track.  It means taking concrete action that will help you be more effective going into 2015.   Now, the tougher question; Did you even really attempt the things on your list?  If the answer is no, than you have a major decision to make - Is the goal still one you are committed to?   No.  Then strike it off as a casual wish.  Something that you are not willing to pay the price for.  No shame in that.  You don't want it bad enough so it is not important.  Reality.  Better that, than lay back for 17 days and then proclaim a newfound vigor for that goal January 1st just to have it fall back into a non-priority by February.    That is how years come...and go.    Ah, but if the answer is yes and you still want it, then I challenge you to begin moving in the direction of that worthwhile goal today.  Right now!  To get your mind and body in motion, keep them in motion and build momentum going into the New Year.   You can erase 11 1/2 months of procrastination, fear and doubt in these next 17 days.  You can prove to yourself that you are a person of action and conviction.  You can prove to yourself that the things you want are coming to you through merit, time and attention...action!   "Whenever you have taken up work in hand, you must see it to the finish. That is the ultimate secret of success. Never, never, never give up!" Dada Vaswani     Dust off that list from January 2014, we are about to attack it where we can. We are about to   Finish Strong!   Until tomorrow, I wish you Money, Power, Success!