Fabulous 40

I know for many January is a time for reflection, but also for looking ahead and making goals. This year for me is a little different, as I feel like this year has many life changing events in store for me and I don’t even need to make goals to accomplish it!

Here are just a few life changers for me: I will have one daughter graduate from high school and then leave for college, one daughter will turn 16 and get her license and I will be turning 40. And this is just one week in May! I did make a commitment to myself that I would make 40 fabulous. So, I have decided to get somewhat out of my comfort zone. I just signed up for my first 5k, which to some may not be a big deal, but for someone like me that has never ran that far at one time, not to mention that I don’t like people watching me run, it is a pretty big deal.

Signing up for this 5k not only gets me out of my comfort zone, but it gives me a goal to complete and will hopefully keep me using my YMCA membership to its fullest. I know in January we seem to overuse the term goal setting, but maybe we can call them life changers. Life changing to me is more urgent than goal setting. Of course we have life changing events that happen without any planning on our part, but wouldn’t it be nice, for a change, to make some life changers that we plan and work for? This works not only for personal goals but professional ones too.

What can you change in your company to have a “life changing” event? Can you add or upgrade current products? What about pricing structure? It can be as simple as how you conduct meetings and flow of information.

So what things are you doing to change your personal and professional life this year?

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