LEADING YOU
Achieve More In 2023 !
Caroline Nyamwaya Mwazi
How has 2022 been for you ? What are you proud of ? What didn ’ t go so well ? What lessons did you learn ? We can ’ t change the past , but we can make better choices going forward . As we come to the end of 2022 , it ’ s a good time to take stock , and decide what we need to do better in 2023 . Here are eight essentials to help you achieve more going forward .
Confidence
Confidence is the inner belief about yourself and your abilities . The Bible says , as a man thinks in his heart , so is he . Your thoughts determine your reality . What do you believe about yourself ? Do you like and accept yourself ? Do you always see yourself and less than others , and others as better , and more deserving of success , than you ? Are you certain that you have what it takes to achieve better in 2023 ? Do your thoughts focus on winning and success , or defeat and failure ? You need to truly believe that you can succeed . If you do not see yourself as successful , your success will be limited .
To increase your confidence , list your achievements and realize that you have succeeded before . Write down key positive statements about yourself , and read them aloud to yourself often . Focus on the positive , rather than the negative and develop enthusiasm . Push yourself to grow and improve , and surround yourself with positive people who build you up . You also need to set good goals and consistently work towards them .
Clarity
As the Cheshire cat in Alice in Wonderland said , if you don ’ t know where you ’ re going , any road will take you there . One reason why many people achieve limited success is that they do not have clear goals . Are you clear about what you would like your life to look like at the end ? What you would like to do , be and have ? Reflect and write up to three goals for each area of your life , that is , spiritual , health , personal , family and friends , community , learning , work and finances .
Once you are done , interrogate your goals . Why these goals ? Are they SMART - Specific , Measurable , Achievable , Relevant and Time-bound ? Do they accurately
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Commitment is your firm belief in your goals and determination to achieve them . It keeps you going despite obstacles and setbacks along the way . It is what drives us to see things through ; an energy that cannot be pretended or fabricated . You either have it , or you don ’ t . describe all that you want to achieve ? Are you ready to do all that you must to achieve them ?
Based on your interrogation , fine-tune your life goals until you can answer ‘ Yes ’ to all the above questions . Next , write down tenyear and then five-year milestones for each category . Following this , based on your fiveyear milestones , set goals for 2023 , ensuring that they are SMART , and aligned to your five-year milestones . Review your 2023 goals and , for each category , make action goals for Quarter 1 to March 2023 , and then for January that you can start working on right away .
Commitment
Commitment is linked to your why . The Oxford Dictionary defines it as the state or quality of being dedicated to a cause or activity . Commitment is your firm belief in your goals and determination to achieve them . It keeps you going despite obstacles and setbacks along the way . It is what drives us to see things through ; an energy that cannot be pretended or fabricated . You either have it , or you don ’ t .
Commitment determines our actions . An athlete determined to win a competition trains differently from one who is along for the ride . Without commitment , success is limited . How dedicated are you to achieving your goals ? How strongly does the fire of commitment burn within you ?
Focus
The Merriam Webster Dictionary defines focus as concentrating your attention and energy . It is easy to get distracted and chase
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