When You Fall Seven? Get Up Eight times Better & Stronger.

Everyone has made plans to be a better version of themselves, as that is the beauty that comes with a new year. A second chance maybe.

I am not indifferent as well, as at the end of last year, I paused for a moment to reflect on my blessings, lessons, and goals and realized my strengths, my weaknesses, and how I hope to improve my life.

If there's anything I admire so much, it's my zeal to always strive to be better than I was yesterday, with no competition from anyone, because I know that everyone has their timeline.

Just yesterday, I drafted out so many goals I hope to achieve in the first half and the last half of the year.

Some of these goals include:
Hive goals, financial goals, personality goals, business goals, spiritual goals, health goals, and family goals.

These goals were classified into various categories to make it easier for me to achieve them.

We all wish better for ourselves, which is why we made the goals in the first place. However, it is important to note that we are only humans, and we have little or no control over some circumstances and situations.

I like to think of the pros and cons of a situation, not because I am a pessimist but because I know how uncertain life can be. Even the air we breathe is not certain until the next minute, so my first motto in life is to make every second count; tomorrow is not promised at all.

Unforeseen occurrences might befall us, either healthwise or otherwise, which might make it hard to reach our set goals before the first half of the year. If such an occurrence ever occurs, what will I do?

If my goals and plans are not working in the first half of the year, I will review what's working and what's not. This can only be done if I have a goal tracker to track my progress for the first half and ask myself these important questions;

Are the goals SMART? (Specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and timely),Are they within reach or too ambiguous?

The next thing I will do is set my priorities right. Sometimes the reason we are not reaching our goals is a result of misplaced priorities. Setting my priorities right also means identifying my challenges and what's holding me back from reaching that goal, and then learning the art of being flexible.

As the years go by, I have learned to be flexible and take one day at a time. I am flexible in that I learn from my setbacks and find easy strategies to meet my goals for the remaining half of the year. It's of no use to beat myself up, as that could only drain me, make me feel like a failure, and, in turn, leave me depressed, however, it's not the time to fold my arms and justify my effort but it's time to get up and go harder!!

Failing is a major part of growth, as when one fails, it redirects your path and helps keep your head up only when one is determined to try again. I know this because I have failed on different occasions and ended up winning at the end because of my drive for success. Trying again helps you explore and exert yourself beyond your imagination.

One strategy I can use is setting a more specific goal or objective rather than waiting for a result at the end of the year. I can make it a daily or weekly goal as it is more realistic and easier to achieve, or even change the goal entirely.

Every time I wake up, I will set specific goals to smash; this means I will have a goal or to-do list and a great schedule, which makes me a lot more focused.

Even after reviewing my goals and identifying setbacks, if it looks like it's beyond my power, I will change my mindset, which is being positive, and open-minded to trying new approaches and learning to adapt to change to unforeseen circumstances beyond my power because change is the only thing constant in life. I will also avoid comparing myself to the other person because circumstances differ and comparison is a killer of joy and put to the heart the slow and steady wins the race.

I believe that it's not how far one has come but how well, and this will give me the courage not to give up on myself, no matter how hard it seems. I believe the one who fell and got back up is much stronger than the one who never fell, so resilience is for me to keep trying a million times until I get it right.

Self-affirmation is not out of place; it goes a long way to look myself in the mirror eye-to-eye and tell myself that I am capable of anything if I am ready to put in all the work, even though it means disciplining myself just to achieve what's right in front of me. I sure would until I win. Either I go hard or I die trying, but giving up is not an option for me because my desire to be stronger and better is much greater than stopping halfway!

This is my response to the challenge by @kenechukwu97