If you are a user of social media, particularly Facebook, I am sure you have seen your newsfeed filled with folks recapping their 2014 year. Reading these recaps can be difficult at times, especially if you feel fairly unaccomplished in the past year. Fear not! You do not have to stay in the state of feeling unaccomplished or unchanged. 2015 brings a new opportunity.
The beginning of this year marks a new beginning in your story, but only if you allow it to. The story you tell yourself about this coming year is going to mark where your 2015 will end. What do you want to accomplish this year? Lose a couple of pounds, spend more time with your family, eat healthier etc., it all starts and end with the story you build around your goal. If you constantly reinforce the fact that change is difficult and your goals are beyond your reach, its going to be difficult to meet them. However, if you change the story in your mind and tell yourself a positive message about the goal you have set, it will become much easier to achieve.
This year will give you plenty of opportunities to grow and restart. Don't be overwhelmed by obstacles — see them as opportunities for growth. Surround yourself with people who reaffirm your positive message. The only thing holding you back from your goals are the limits in your own mind, set by the story you tell yourself. Change is possible, so start telling yourself a positive story!
By: Nicholas Smith, MA, LPC
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