It’s October – do you like this month?
Something about it gives me such joy!
I smile at the thought that IT’S OCTOBER!
Things are starting to feel like fall:
apple picking,
experimenting with different homemade pumpkin drinks and
a little nip in the air when I sit outside in the morning.
My favorite ritual is spending time outside each morning to make the most of the months I can brave the weather! Here in Wisconsin winter is always quite the event. And I know it’s coming, all the more reason to step outside and enjoy the world as much as I can.
It’s been very busy besides that, but who wants to talk about that lol.
Better to talk about that fall world outside, there for me when I can pull away.
Today I had a really nice conversation with someone I’ve known for many years.
It got me thinking about everything that happened in the last few years, and how much I have grown.
We always have more to do, further to go.
But it’s so easy to forget how far we have come.
Do you ever ask yourself:
how much have I grown these last few years?
Reframing your success
Recently, I saw a Youtube video by Struthless.
He said instead of asking himself, “Why am I not further along?”
He started asking, “Why did I get so far along?”
“Why didn’t I just stop 80% of the way to where I am now?”
This reframe is so helpful to get your brain to see your accomplishments and progress in a different light.
It’s taken me a long time, but one of the ways I have grown is to celebrate what I have done more.
I think I’m starting to shift the way I think about things
so I don’t let all the things I still have yet to do prevent me from seeing all I HAVE already done.
In fact yesterday to mark the start of a new month, October *yay!*
I not only made a list of things I want to prioritize this month,
but also a list of everything significant I did in September.
I deserve credit for that.
And believe me, it helps me be a lot more motivated to tackle the next thing.
You have come so far.
Let’s celebrate that even more!
You deserve credit, too!
Your assignment is to take time to celebrate how you’ve grown.
Thanks for reading!
P.S. Are you overwhelmed by all of your ideas?
Still haven’t made progress on some of them from years past?
