NGS Next Generation Speakers Magazine - February 2020

Every year millions of people make the statement “This is my year”! I don’t believe anything is wrong with making that statement at all. I think it’s a statement you should make every year you are alive. This doesn’t mean something is wrong with your life, or that something is wrong with this year or any of the past years either. This Is Your Year!

The truth of the matter is, this year could be your year, and every year could be your year. To make this a reality you will need to do some basic things. The more you do these things the better you will make your year, and your life. We will discuss 12 things you can do throughout the year to make this your year.

1-Work on yourself

You must make the commitment to work on yourself throughout the year. Working on yourself is doing all you can do to make you a better person. This is the first thing you should focus on the most in order to make this your year. The more attention you place on becoming a better person then the more you will enhance yourself, which will definitely help you enhance your life. It simply terms, each day you need to do your part to be a better you. Working on yourself will make you a work in progress to become a better person. If this is going to be your year then you must make sure you work on yourself very often.

2-Set Goals

It’s pretty close to impossible to make this your year if you don’t have goals. Not only should you have goals you should have goals set in every area of your life. Having goals set in every area of your life will help you live a balance life. Any and every area of your life where you don’t have goals is an area of your life where you have a hole. If you don’t have goals set in any area of your life then you will live in a hole in that area. If you are in a hole set a goal. If this is going to be your year then you must make sure you set goals very often.

3-Make Plans

If you don’t have any plans, that’s probably a good indication you don’t have goals set either. You won’t be able to get your goals if you don’t have plans to get them. Goals won’t be achieved without plans, and plans won’t be made without goals. The plans you make is proof that the goals you have are important to you. When your goals are important to you then plans will be made by you. Many people don’t like making plans because they feel nothing ever goes how they planned it. The truth is, most of the ways you plan don’t happen that way. A main purpose of plans is to help you stay, and get back on track to get the things you want. If this is going to be your year then you must make sure you make plans very often.

Anthony L. Gantt, Ph.D.

4-Self Discipline

Self discipline is the key to help you with all achievement. The better you get disciplining yourself then the better you will continue to do what your plans are to get your goals you have set in every area of your life. You must tell yourself what to do then do what you told you to do. This is self discipline. The more self discipline you are the more good things you will get, and keep in your life. If this is going to be your year then you must make sure you are self discipline very often.

5-Conquer Procrastinating

One bad habit you must work on getting rid of is procrastination. You will not be able to make this year a good year if you consistently put off doing things you need to do personally and professionally. Whenever you allow procrastination to become a part of your life it will negatively affect every area of your life. Conquering procrastination is being diligent in what you do. Diligence will lead you to much more success in your life very often. The more diligent you become then the more you will accomplish in your life. If this is going to be your year then you must make sure you conquer procrastination very often.

6-Do Good Habits

It’s pretty close to impossible to have a good year if you don’t do good habits. The more good habits you do then the better your year will be. Doing too many bad habits will assure you that your year will be bad in many areas. Good habits will not allow you to live a bad life, or have a bad year; while bad habits will not allow you to live a good life, or have a good year. Find people who have good habits that you want then do them. If this is going to be your year then you must make sure you do good habits very often.

7-Manage Your Money

Regardless to the amount of money you have doing better with your money is imperative. Money plays a large part in your life. Not only does it play a large part in your life it will continue to play a large part in your life for as long as you are alive. This doesn’t mean you have to love, or worship money. What it does mean is, you will always need to manage money better to help you live well. The better you are with the money you have in the present will place you in position to have more money to handle in your future. If this is going to be your year then you must make sure you manage your money very often.

8-Healthy Relationships

Focusing on being in healthy relationships is something you must do. This isn’t just intimate relationships with your spouse, or significant other. Being in healthy relationships are important for all types of relationships such as; parents, children, siblings, friends, co-workers, etc. Unhealthy relationships cause the most distractions for many people trying to make positive things happen. If this is going to be your year then you must make sure you are in healthy relationships. If this is going to be your year then you must make sure you do good habits very often.

9-Read Self Help Books

You must read self help books throughout the year if you want to make this a better year for you. Having a habit of reading self help books will help you in many areas of your life. The best way for you to be ready for a better year is by becoming a better reader. Reading is one of the best ways to learn how to get pass yourself, and your personal issues that are hindering you from living better. If this is going to be your year then you must make sure you read self help books very often.

10-Physical Exercise

Physical exercise is important for you to do. There are many things you can do as physical exercise. Now, you don’t have to be in the health club every day all day, or run a marathon ever month. But you can do something physical a couple of times a week. It could be something as small as a few leg raises, or a walk around the block. You must do some form of physical activity as a way of life. Obviously, you should check with your doctor first to see what type of exercise would be good for you to do. If this is going to be your year then you must make sure you do physical exercise very often.

11-Spiritual Connection

I personally think it will be very difficult to go through life and not have some form of spiritual connection. I call my spiritual connection GOD. Now, you may have another name for what your spiritual connection may happen to be. It’s not good enough just to know that there is something spiritual. It’s being connected to something spiritual that’s good. It’s very easy to do good things for yourself, and towards other people when you are connected to your spiritual connection.80/83 The better your spiritual connection the better you will be as a person.96 If this is going to be your year then you must make sure you have a spiritual connection very often.

12-Think Positive

Thinking positive may seem like a cliché to some people. Thinking positive is necessary to make it through the year, month, week, and day. The fact is, every day won’t be rosy. Some days throughout the year will be downright terrible. This is why positive thinking is so necessary for you to do. Thinking positive is the only sure way to get you through the negative experiences that can happen in your life. All of the previous things I mentioned will help you to think positive. It is very easy to think positive when everything is going your way. However, you will see how much you need to think positive when it feels like everything is not going your way. If this is going to be your year then you must make sure you think positive very often.

Anthony L. Gantt, Ph.D. is an author of 20 plus books on self help and entrepreneurship. He is a radio talk show host, speaker, trainer, consultant, and coach both personally, and professionally. He is a veteran of the United States Navy. Also, he is a father of two wonderful people.

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