NOW is the time to reflect, recharge and respond with all you have!

Hear me out

It’s June 30th. We have officially made it to 1/2 of the year gone…or if the glass is half full … we still have half of the year to CRUSH OUR GOALS.

Now we just need to get a little more specific about our goals and follow the SMART model.

SMART model for goal setting

SPECIFIC – I mean get granular with your goal/tactic

MEASURABLE – what will success look like?

ACHIEVEABLE – if you think you can’t – you won’t

REALISTIC – if the goal is too big, chunk it down even further 

TIME BASED – by when does the goal need to be completed or accomplished?

Reflection

Don’t skip out on reflecting on all the great things you accomplished from Jan 1 to today!

There is power in knowing you can do hard things and have been doing them all year, so far.

Remember, what might come easy to you, is another person’s dreaded task. Don’t take for granted all the skills, time and experience you have, that makes some things easier for you.

Recharge

I know…you are TOO busy to slow down. That is the best time to actually SLOW DOWN. Take a day off. Go for a walk. Put your phone on silent and have a nap. Read a few chapters of a book.

Do ANYTHING that is not related to your work and your goals. Your body needs time to recharge. Just like your phone, your tablet, your laptop, maybe even your car. 

You are no different. If you are like me and a full night of restful sleep is a little hard to come by these days, listen to your body. Thanks menopause. I am good at listening to my body and when it needs rest or fuel I listen. No matter the day of the week or the time of day. 

If I am going to function at my highest level, I need the energy and mindfulness to be able to. That WON’T happen if I am run down (either in energy or creativity).

It’s EASY to stay busy. The conditioning we have all been through that says being busy is a measure of success needs to be re-conditioned. We need REST! 

We need to REFLECT and RECHARGE so we can RESPOND with our full power.

Respond

Once we have reflected on our past accomplishments and taken however much time we need to find our natural flow and rhythm to keep moving forward, we need to do that with INTENTION.

How we RESPOND matters just as much as reflection and recharging. 

Shit doesn’t happen overnight to bring success to you. It’s not something you achieve by putting a tooth under your pillow or a note beside your Christmas Tree.

Success takes work! There is NO easy way to be successful. 

Do you compare yourself to any social media influencers online and think they have it so easy?

Although I can’t confirm, I can only assume that filming your entire life in 10 seconds segments and piecing it all together with some wizardry software editor is NOT easy. That looks like a grind like no other.

It’s time to stop looking at what everyone else is doing and look at what impact YOU want to make. 

Maybe you want to start your own business.

Maybe you want a promotion in your current company.

Maybe you want to learn a new skill, hobby or craft.

Whatever you want to accomplish, it’s YOUR GOAL!

Don’t let ANYONE talk you down from your dream

Whatever goal you have set for the remainder of 2025, be laser focused on the steps it will take to accomplish it.

If you think someone in your immediate circle of friends or family will try to talk you out of it, or say it will never work – don’t tell them.

JUST DO IT and show them once you have accomplished it.

If you don’t need them to be a part of the strategy and tactic, why do you need their approval before taking action?

This is YOUR DREAM not theirs, keep it that way.

If they won’t support you when it’s hard or in the beginning, they don’t get to take any credit for the SUCCESS. It’s all YOURS!

It’s time to get after it!

So here we are. 6 months, 26 weeks, 183 days left in 2025.

A few highlights of my 2025 so far

🌟 The Professional Selfie Program 🌟

I finally launched my Online “go at your own pace” 3 hour program to help you learn how to take amazing Selfies.

The Professional Selfie Program includes:

😊 Gear and Settings

😊 Lighting

😊 Expression

😊 Location

😊 Props (or not)

😊 Posing

The program is designed to help women like me, 50+ (even 40+), learn how to take selfies with the best angle, proportion, lighting and location for maximum flattery.

Just because we didn’t grow with a cell phone in our hand, doesn’t mean we can’t or shouldn’t take beautiful selfies!

If you want to get access to the Professional Selfie Program at the lowest price it will ever be, check this LINK and enter the code smile100 to save $100 💰💰💰

Reflection makes me feel like I am moving forward

I will take the next few days to rest and recharge and work on mindful meditation to reset all the ideas in my head so I can prioritize my small bite sized goals to get me to my big goal of 2025!

Here’s to US!

“A goal properly set is halfway reached” Zig Ziglar