TODAY IS THE DAY

“Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t—you’re right.”
― Henry Ford

Why do we continue to live our day to day reacting to every new task or problem that arises? I believe many people find it easier to blame their daily tasks for failing to set clear goals and prioritizing them. I am not discounting the difficulty of a family, a profession, maintaining and organizing a home but spending your every day focused on tasks that get added back to your same to-do list next week does not cultivate your dream life. Commit today to breaking out of this cycle.

First, seek clarity. Very simply, what does your life look like in 10 years, 20 years, and 30 years? Do you want your life to be exactly the same as it is now or would you want to be traveling, spending time with your family, buying that new vacation home? How about feeling that sense of personal accomplishment when you have achieved that passion project or are thriving in a new career? 10 years from now, will you be stuck in the same place with a limit to your salary and freedom? I guarantee that if you do not take the time to outline what you want RIGHT NOW, then you will never find a way to accomplish it. Your inability to act today is robbing you of the possibility for the life you want in the future.

Secondly, break your dream down into tiny actionable goals. Say you want to own a vacation home in 10 years – perhaps a beautiful cabin in the woods where you can go hiking and enjoy nature and bonfires with friends and family. Or even a house in a beautiful tropical coastal community where you hear parrots in the morning and the sun is always shining. Why can’t you have that? You are just as deserving and worthy as anyone else who has these dreams. The difference is they found a way to do it and you can too. How much will these things cost? Truly calculate how much extra would you need to make every day over the next 10 years to be able to afford that. You may have a knack for crafts and can sell them on Etsy or it may mean picking up extra shifts a couple of days a week at work. Trust me, if your why is strong enough then your mind will find a way. What if it is a professional goal? Perhaps, you want to learn a new programming language, become a manager, or learn a new surgical skill. TODAY IS THE DAY to START and commit to one tiny action or habit that moves you forward. There is a wealth of information waiting out there for you – queue up a youtube video teaching you to learn a new coding language, sign up for an online professional development course or listen to a management podcast, scrub in for that extra surgery and gain those new skills as a surgeon. It is on you to take agency and take these steps toward your dreams. Day by day, little by little, if you have a plan and put forth extraordinary effort, I promise you can cultivate the life you want. You just need to believe you can. Today is your day to start.