In the last week of 2016, I had taken a well-deserved break after the hustle of the year, but apparently my S Health app wasn’t on the same page as me. I woke up on January 2 to find it asking me if I wanted to lower my target, I guess since I hadn’t achieved my usual number of steps in the last week! “Are you kidding me??!!!” Lower my target in the New Year (or any other time for that matter!)? Well, as my people would say “Not my portion!!!” So … I got to steppin’!
This incident with my fitness app was about the best motivational speech anyone could give because it reinforced my mantra for 2017 – “New Year … Still Me!” I’ve literally hit the ground running, super excited about all that I have planned and will work towards achieving this year in my personal as well as work life! Looking up to Him who is able to do all things to bless my efforts with excellent success. Yes, I’m going to be the best version of myself and … STILL ME!
So, I have set my goals for 2017 towards fantastic physical, spiritual and material well-being. Health is, after all, a “State of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity” according to the World Health Organization. I realize that these goals must be S.M.A.R.T. goals, which means that they must be specific, measurable, achievable, results-focused, and time- bound. Ranging from how many more steps I need to achieve in a day, through how much more time I will devote to prayer and meditation, to how much more money I need to save each month. How much useless baggage to drop, how fiercely to resist negative energy, how much less ecological footprints to leave. These goals will be my compass towards being the best version of myself but … STILL ME!
I mean, think about it. The 2017 Porsche Panamera is the best version of that luxury car model (and my dream car!). It’s got improved man-machine interface, out-of-this-world interiors, almost supercar engine and performance (550hp!!!), and it is still Porsche Panamera. So, all that “new year, new me” hype isn’t for me. It’s a NEW YEAR with new frontiers to conquer, and … STILL ME!
Still raising our glasses to the very best of 2017!!!