At the beginning of 2018, I had so many goals for myself. But I would put too much pressure on myself when I didn’t achieve those goals in the timeframe that I set for myself. Then I would get super stressed out. It wasn’t until sometime in mid 2018 that I actually became self-aware of this destructive pattern of behavior.

When I had that epiphany, I knew it was time to make a change. What I began to do was break down my goals into small chunks, and working on them at my own pace. Even though I would still set deadlines for myself, I wouldn’t beat myself up if I didn’t completely accomplish goals by these deadlines. I realized, that goals are always a work in progress really. As soon as you achieve one milestone, other desired milestones pop up, then you’re back striving to achieve more.

My advice to myself this year, and to you reading this, is to aim for progress and not perfection.

Cheers to an amazing 2019.