“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” Socrates.

It’s hard to believe that we are already in the second half of 2019. This year seems to be flying by. It doesn’t seem that long ago that it was Christmas; we welcomed in a New Year and set some goals and intentions for the year ahead. People often say that the older you get, time appears to go past more quickly. In my case, this old adage appears to be true!

I find that the half- way point of the year is a good time to pause, take stock and reflect on how the year is progressing. I like to take a look at the goals that I set for the year and do an honest appraisal on how I am doing. Some goals may have been achieved, some may still be work in progress and others may not have had the focus that was intended.

Things change and evolve and it’s important that the goals that you focus on for the remainder of the year are ones that you are totally committed to. As it is only half time for 2019, there’s still plenty of time left this year to develop things and embed new habits and routines. There are still many opportunities and time left in the remainder of 2019 to make a big difference to the quality of your life. However, it requires honesty, commitment and action.

We all need to be “in action” to achieve what we desire rather than stuck in a state of “inaction.”

Any difficulty, set-backs or challenges you may have encountered so far in 2019 will have provided you with some with lessons and insights. They will enable you to grow and develop if you are open to receiving the wisdom and commit to applying this in an effective and positive way.

It’s ironic that painful lessons provide us with motivation and resolve to change things that we may have been tolerating for a long time. They also help us to look at steps we can take to stop us experiencing these challenges in the future.

We also have a great opportunity to celebrate our successes and achievements to date. Additionally, we can use some time to determine what we can be grateful for in the year so far. Investing our precious time in this way helps to provide some positive energy to carry into the remainder of the year.

Over the coming week, I suggest that you grab yourself a notebook and reflect on the following questions:

  • What has been great about 2019 to date?
  • What lessons have I learned so far this year?
  • What am I grateful for in life?
  • What has brought me the most happiness this year?
  • What do I need to let go of?
  • What 2019 goals have I achieved?
  • What 2019 goals are still works in progress?
  • What 2019 goals require greater focus?
  • What will be my main priorities and goals for the remainder of 2019?

I hope that you find the questions useful and the reflection process helps you to experience a great second half of 2019.

This week why not take a few moments out to reflect and consider what mind vitamins you need to take in order to develop and sustain a positive mindset.

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