The Author

The traditional period of celebrating a New Year, brings with it a time to contemplate if we need to make some changes that we have been thinking about for some time in our lives.  Not necessarily resolutions, I am more inclined to believe that as we get older and have to adjust to our age, our lifestyles can also use a bit of a tune up as time catches up with us.  What motivates me is to watch people who are older than myself who are vibrant, active and living life to the fullest, without regard to what age they happen to be.  I have many friends who fall into this category and as such, they remain part of my inspiration of what can come in the chapters of my own life up ahead. As far as adjustments we can look at making, there are always many choices.  Many of them are traditional as perhaps we take a different look at the way we eat, exercise or handle money as the start of where we would like to see some modifications to occur.  Most of us forget that we are the authors of our own biography while we are still alive and we just need to be reminded about this sometimes.  Therefore there is no better time than when we say hello to a brand new January.   As the author of your life, you get an interesting choice in that you may have not selected the type of beginning your life had, however, you certainly get to map out how you want the rest of your life to play out.  In writing our own personal growth chapters, I also firmly believe that we need to ensure to learn from our mistakes and be careful not to repeat any of things which did not serve us well previously.  Hopefully, you are at a point in your life when you are able to recognize your achievement of wisdom that comes with age, as you look back with different eyes at the things that you learned.  I also would like to emphasize that life adjustments are not always easy and they take time to become habits.  Hence, it is important when making changes, to begin with small steps as you make your way towards goals.  Remember a good example is that any professional athlete did not get to the pinnacle of their sport overnight.  It has taken time and discipline to achieve a level of success which they were determined to get to, along with many setbacks before reaching their optimal objective.  Similarly, we can use those illustrations to remind us of how we want to proceed in our own journeys.  To help motivate yourself, find examples of the people you want to model yourself as, while taking a small step everyday towards making the changes you would like to see in your life.  Also ensure that you have a good inner circle of support which is your sounding board, which can provide positive reinforcement to let you know that you are capable of achieving your goals.  Finally, take moments to celebrate your milestones, as small as they may be.  These serve as opportunities to take a brief look back to see how far you have come and to encourage yourself in that you are most capable of achieving what you set out to.  Remember that as you continue to author your own story, you have the freedom and creativity to illustrate how great and joyous your life can be.  Therefore continue to add those chapters which you felt were missing thus far and I wish you much success as you get to finalize the story which you would be proud of for others to read.