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“Finishing things creates momentum.”
2016 is here and if you’re anything like me you’ve been busy planning and goal setting for the year. But I don’t believe that setting yearly goals is enough, and neither is setting 90-day goals. I believe you also need what I call Momentum Moves.
Momentum Moves are monthly, weekly, and daily tasks you complete to create momentum and move closer to accomplishing your long-term goals. And this is why I not only set goals for the year but also for each month.
I believe in the magic of New Year’s Eve.
I believe New Year’s Eve should be spent with friends who are like family and with family members who are also friends.
I believe in making silent wishes during the final countdown.
I believe in kissing at midnight.
I believe in champagne toasts even though I don’t really like champagne.
2015 owes me nothing.
I am truly overwhelmed by all the blessings God showered upon me this year.
This is not to say that 2015 was an easy year. It was not.
This spring I suffered several health issues that required so many doctor visits the receptionist at my doctor’s office joked about giving me a key to the place.
This summer the smile I wore at the Bloganista Mini-Con was a mask, hiding indescribable pain because the day before the conference someone I love dearly committed suicide.
And this fall I prepared to completely shut down See Jane Write because I had decided that the work was just too much.
But I changed my mind. And I changed my mind because of you. I changed my mind because I am committed to helping you become the author of your own life.
I’m not sharing these things because I want pity. I’m sharing because I want you to see that even when your world is falling apart you can still succeed in the end.
And I believe that joy is a choice. So as I look back at 2015, I choose not to dwell on adversity and trials. I choose to focus on accomplishments and triumphs.
Serena Williams was selected as Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson of the Year, becoming the first black woman to win the award the first woman in more than 30 years. See her acceptance speech below.
One of the best ways to be a good blogger is to read good blogs. Here are some blogs I recommend following religiously in 2016 if you’re passionate about writing, blogging, entrepreneurship, and feminism.