When I thought about 2016 and all of the things that I wanted to share about what has happened so far, I immediately wanted to talk about being encouraged.

For a long time I have been very discouraged.  If I am completely honest with you, I am certainly not where I want to be.  And this was really starting to affect me. Little by little I had to look at the positive things that were going on in my life and use those as a way to be encouraged and stay encouraged.

I moved to Virginia from Atlanta in 2014.  I pretty much left everything I have ever known. I have a few family members here, but I didn’t really know them that well.  That means that I was missing my support system, the people and the environment that was keeping me encouraged.

I sat down and wrote down 6 things that have really worked for me and I KNOW will work for you, if you take it seriously!

1st: Wake Up Earlier – start your day earlier.  We all have 24hours, its what you choose to do with those hours that will make a difference.   Don’t sleep away valuable time. You will be encouraged by getting more done in the day!

2nd: Make Your Time Purposeful – What are you doing with your 24 hours? Will it help you get where you want or who you want? Make sure that the steps that you take daily are purposeful, that at the end of the day, you benefitted from the actions you took!

3rd: “Don’t Nevermind” – Do not doubt yourself. If you have your heart in something, continue pressing towards it. There will be enough people in your life that will doubt you, you do not need to be one of them.

4th: Say that, “I am.” – Make all of the words verbs, let them be action words.  One way to be encouraged is being positive.  What better way is there than to speak life with your words?

5th: Have Accountability Partners – Make sure you have 1 or 2 people that will hold you accountable for certain things.  Whether they are keeping tabs on you waking up on time, or a book you are trying to read, or a task(s) that you need to be on top of.  They should be people that you trust and care about you, they want to see you succeed, they know your potential, they believe in you and lastly, they will be completely honest with you.

6th: Be In Control – Control who/what you let in your life and space. Be in control of what you put out, what and how much of yourself you give to others.  You are precious, your time is precious. Control what occupies your life!

 

Let me know your take of my 6 Steps To Becoming Encouraged.

 

 

From me,

Chrissy