It starts with how you start…
It starts with how you start…
How you start creates traction. How you start creates your runway. What type of runway do you want to take off from? Foggy, windy, and a light rainfall, or a crystal clear, quiet, sunny morning. We all know the answer to that question, no one wants to sit through the discomfort that comes with a turbulent launch into the air.
Unfortunately, though, far too many do the very same thing in life day after day, year after year. Rolling out of bed, rushing to get coffee started, running out the door, restless in traffic because you know you’re running behind. How can you expect to start any day, any month, or any year in that manner and still manage to do and feel how you desire? That just doesn’t add up.
How do you want to start your year? How do you want to start each month, each day? Over the next 4 weeks, we will focus on setting practices and disciplines to help you create the start you are looking for.
Start the right way and you will have a better chance of maintaining that rhythm and routine into each day, each week, each month, and before you know it your entire year will go according to how you start.
The right start gets you going, but it does not guarantee the end result. It does not guarantee that the momentum will last. Still though, wouldn’t you rather start anything with a good lead? With some traction? With some confidence? In a 100-meter sprint do you really want to fall behind right off the block? You still have to finish the race strong in order to win, but it seems like anyone would take their chances with a lead than having to come from behind.
Starting strong comes down to laying the right foundation, it comes down to clearing the runway for a smooth take-off. You must prime your mind and body to charge forward. You must narrow your vision and your focus to only what matters most.
So, how do you ensure you get 2024 started in the right way? You must establish your theme, the unifying and central idea that everything you do derives from.
Ask yourself this, what do you want to be able to say, feel, and think when you get back around to this date a year later? What do you want to have done? Who do you want to have become? What impact do you want to have made? That is your theme. That is your focus.
Get out a pen and paper. Write it down. Remind yourself every single day. Everything you do and say must align with that theme.
Once your theme is clear, once you establish your endgame, it becomes very simple. Nothing you say yes to can go against that theme. Anything that does go against what you set out for is an automatic no.
You must fight to protect, to strengthen, and to ultimately turn a great start into a great journey, into a great ending.
Start the right way, it really does start with how you start.
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