Hey there!
I hope you are having an amazing and beautiful day wherever you are.
May and June marks the end of another school year. It is an exciting time of the year; your hard work has payed off and you are about to earn a much deserved rest from the demands of school. To those of you who are graduating, I congratulate you and your achievements and I dedicate today’s post to you.
As an educator I know that you have put in a lot time, energy and effort into your studies, sports, volunteer work and extracurricular activities. Enjoy this moment you are experiencing, feel it and simply take it all in. It is the most exciting time of your life. Your years of hard work and dedication are paying off and you are about to transition into the next phase of your life whether that’s the workforce, college, technical schools or perhaps the military. Some of you may not even be sure what direction you are going to go in, and that’s fine too.
As this chapter of your life comes to a close I want you to take the time to reflect on what you have learned and experienced over the past four years. I believe it is important to reflect on our experiences in order to move forward. Awareness of what has helped you move forward and also what has held you back from your potential is important so you can continue to create and reach new goals.
Today I want to provide you with questions to ask yourself so you can continue to reach your goals, grow and move forward. So take out a piece of paper, and start reflecting.
1. What worked? It is critical to know and be aware of what habits have worked in your favor. Make a list of positive habits that you have that helped you achieve your goals.If there was something that you did once and it worked, write it down and the outcome. Make this list and put it somewhere you can see it, and keep them up. We are creature of habits, so keep these up.
2. What didn’t work? We can learn so much from our mistakes. It is important to acknowledge what didn’t work, so we don’t repeat these bad habits. Make a list of the habits that didn’t work. Once you have identified the habits that didn’t work, write down what you want to replace these habits with.
3. What is something you want to explore? The end of a chapter is often the perfect time to try and explore something new. Perhaps you have wanted to try out a new hobby, or maybe you want to push yourself out of your comfort zone and meet new friends. Right now is the perfect time to do all those things, you said you would do but didn’t. Make a list of what you will try out, positive choices of course.
Once you have written down your responses to these questions, you can start creating an action plan for your goals. I love goal setting, but in order for those goals to come into fruition, you have to take a look at your daily habits. Your daily habits will either take you towards your goals or pull you away from them. So during your time of transition make it a point to establish a clear understanding of what you want and what you will do.
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I hope you have found value in today’s post and feel free to share it if you have. I would love to hear your responses to these questions.
Much love,
Andrea Zacharias
